Showing posts with label brain. Show all posts
Showing posts with label brain. Show all posts

Thursday, 27 September 2007

Music and the Brain

tales of music and the brain

Musicophilia. Metafilter's own digaman interviews Oliver Sacks on his forthcoming book and a lifetime's worth of loving music and studying its effects on the human mind.
Music therapy for persons with Alzheimers (pdf).
Just in Time by the Grunyons, the a cappella vocal group referenced in the article.
Grainy 1986 interview with Dr. Sacks on The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat (worth watching for his glorious beard alone).
Wonderful NPR segment on Williams Syndrome.
Brief article on hallucinogens, healing, and music.

Thursday, 21 June 2007

The Human Brain: Interesting Optical Illusions

Got this Power Point presentation by email just now - check it out for some interesting optical illusions and reconstructions our brains can get up to...