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Science 5 January 2001:
Vol. 291. no. 5501, pp. 54 - 56
DOI: 10.1126/science.10.1126/SCIENCE.1056899
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Perspectives

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BIOLOGY AND MUSIC:
Enhanced: Music of the Hemispheres

Mark Jude Tramo

How does the human brain perceive music? In his Perspective, Tramo takes us on a musical journey through the brain, pointing out all of the areas that are involved in the hearing and appreciation of music.

The author is in the Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114-2696, USA. www.brainmusic.org

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