Section I. Introduction -- Section II. Music, the brain, and cultural contexts -- Section III. Music processing in the human brain -- Section IV. Neural responses to music. Cognition, affect, language -- Section V. Musicianship and brain function -- Section VI. Developmental issues in music and the brain -- Section VII. Music, the brain, and health -- Section VIII. The future.
Summary:
"The study of music and the brain can be traced back to the work of Gall in the 18th century, continuing with John Hughlings Jackson, August Knoblauch, Richard Wallaschek, and others. These early researchers were interested in localizing musicality in the brain and learning more about how music is processed in both healthy individuals and those with dysfunctions of various kinds. Since then, the research literature has mushroomed, especially in the latter part of the 20th and early 21st centuries." -- back cover.
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