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Author Patel, Aniruddh D.

Title Music, language, and the brain / Aniruddh D. Patel.

Publication Info. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  781.11 P295M    Check Shelf
Description xi, 513 pages : illustrations, map, music ; 25 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 419-485) and indexes.
Contents Sound elements: pitch and timbre -- Rhythm -- Melody -- Syntax -- Meaning -- Evolution.
Summary In the first comprehensive study of the relationship between music and language from the standpoint of cognitive neuroscience, Aniruddh D. Patel challenges the widespread belief that music and language are processed independently. Since Plato's time, the relationship between music and language has attracted interest and debate from a wide range of thinkers. Recently, scientific research on this topic has been growing rapidly, as scholars from diverse disciplines, including linguistics, cognitive science, music cognition, and neuroscience are drawn to the music-language interface as one way to explore the extent to which different mental abilities are processed by separate brain mechanisms. Accordingly, the relevant data and theories have been spread across a range of disciplines. This book provides the first synthesis, arguing that music and language share deep and critical connections, and that comparative research provides a powerful way to study the cognitive and neural mechanisms underlying these uniquely human abilities.
Subject Music -- Psychological aspects.
Music -- Physiological aspects.
Auditory perception -- Physiological aspects.
Language acquisition -- Physiological aspects.
Cognitive neuroscience.
Neurobiology.
Brain -- physiology.
Music -- psychology.
Auditory Perception -- physiology.
Cognition -- physiology.
Language.
ISBN 9780195123753 cloth alkaline paper
0195123751 cloth alkaline paper
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