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Oliver Sacks Searched The Brain For The Origins Of Music

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The Evolutionary Significance and Structural Understanding of Music

This chapter explores the essential role music plays in human culture, even in the absence of language. It examines the historical, evolutionary aspects of music, its unique features, and how our brains process it, contrasting it with linguistic understanding.

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