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Adam Mastroianni on the Brain, the Ears, and How We Learn

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How to Reach the Brain Through the Ears

"Why must every generation of humans spend their entire lives learning what the last generation already do? Why can't we reach the brain through the ears?" "I think there are a few problems. The first is a language problem that the experience and the knowledge that we have is extremely rich, it's complex," he says. 'We pass air over our vocal cords and we wag our tongues and we vibrate the air and that vibrates a series of very small bones in the other person's ear'

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