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Music and the Brain

In a special edition of the programme, Tom Service talks to scientists and musicians conducting the latest research looking at how the brain makes sense of music, asking how a disparate collection of soundwaves has the ability to change people's lives.

45 minutes

Last on

Sat 15 Nov 2008 12:15

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  • Sat 15 Nov 2008 12:15

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