Neurobiology: Music, maestro, please!

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Abbott, A
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[1] Nature's senior European correspondent,
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10.1038/416012a
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
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Neuroscientists are starting to discover how our brains process music. This involves distinct neural circuits, but a mystery remains. Why are melody, harmony and rhythm so important to us? Alison Abbot tunes in.
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