We will continue our exploration of music and the brain on March 30 with Josh McDermott, assistant professor in MIT’s Brain & Cognitive Sciences Department.
His recent discoveries of which musical functions occur where and how in the brain has received significant attention. Josh’s longstanding interest in music should allow us to have a fascinating discussion about the implications of his new findings and where they might lead scientifically and musically. In preparation of our session with Josh, please read:
Distinct cortical pathways for music and speech
http://web.media.mit.edu/~tod/media/pdfs/NormanHaignere_etal_2015_voxel_decomposition.pdf
New ways into the brain’s ‘music room’, The New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/09/science/new-ways-into-the-brains-music-room.html
Lending her ears to an M.I.T. experiment, The New York Times
http://tinyurl.com/earsNYT
