12-02-2010, 07:07 AM
Magda Hassan Wrote:And that it isn't present while singing.
It isn't?!
Damn, neurology is so interesting. Have you ever read anything by Dr. Oliver Sacks? In particular the effect of music on the human (not just human?) mind. He some dramatic examples of the music phenom on very sick patients, but on a more mundane level--why do we get songs stuck in our heads? Music almost seems essential at a cellular neurological level. Maybe is has a mantra like effect.