Music, language, and the brain /
Patel, Aniruddh D.
Music, language, and the brain / Aniruddh D. Patel. - New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2007. - 1 online resource : ill.
Includes bibliographical references.
A comprehensive study of the relationship between music and language, this book challenges the belief that music and language are processed independently. It argues that music and language share deep connections, and that comparative research provides a powerful way to study the underlying these uniquely human abilities. In the first comprehensive study of the relationship between music and language from the standpoint of cognitive neuroscience, Aniruddh D. Patel challenges the widespread belief that music and language are processed independently. Since Plato's time, the relationship between music and language has attracted interest and debate from a wide range of thinkers. Recently, scientific research on this topic has been growing rapidly, as scholars from diverse disciplines, including linguistics, cognitive science, music cognition, and neuroscience are drawn to the music-language interface as one way to explore the extent to which different mental abilities are processed by separate brain mechanisms. Accordingly, the relevant data and theories have been spread across a range of disciplines. This volume provides the first synthesis, arguing that music and language share deep and critical connections, and that comparative research provides a powerful way to study the cognitive and neural mechanisms underlying these uniquely human abilities.Winner of the 2008 ASCAP Deems Taylor Award
9780198028772 (ebook) : No price
Music--Psychological aspects.
Music--Physiological aspects.
Auditory perception--Physiological aspects.
Language acquisition--Physiological aspects.
Cognitive neuroscience.
Neurobiology.
Music.
Theory of music & musicology
Psycholinguistics
Physiological & neuro-psychology, biopsychology
Cognition & cognitive psychology
Psychology
781.11
Music, language, and the brain / Aniruddh D. Patel. - New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2007. - 1 online resource : ill.
Includes bibliographical references.
A comprehensive study of the relationship between music and language, this book challenges the belief that music and language are processed independently. It argues that music and language share deep connections, and that comparative research provides a powerful way to study the underlying these uniquely human abilities. In the first comprehensive study of the relationship between music and language from the standpoint of cognitive neuroscience, Aniruddh D. Patel challenges the widespread belief that music and language are processed independently. Since Plato's time, the relationship between music and language has attracted interest and debate from a wide range of thinkers. Recently, scientific research on this topic has been growing rapidly, as scholars from diverse disciplines, including linguistics, cognitive science, music cognition, and neuroscience are drawn to the music-language interface as one way to explore the extent to which different mental abilities are processed by separate brain mechanisms. Accordingly, the relevant data and theories have been spread across a range of disciplines. This volume provides the first synthesis, arguing that music and language share deep and critical connections, and that comparative research provides a powerful way to study the cognitive and neural mechanisms underlying these uniquely human abilities.Winner of the 2008 ASCAP Deems Taylor Award
9780198028772 (ebook) : No price
Music--Psychological aspects.
Music--Physiological aspects.
Auditory perception--Physiological aspects.
Language acquisition--Physiological aspects.
Cognitive neuroscience.
Neurobiology.
Music.
Theory of music & musicology
Psycholinguistics
Physiological & neuro-psychology, biopsychology
Cognition & cognitive psychology
Psychology
781.11