tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7181744309080861233.post6003079513332505273..comments2024-01-12T00:48:55.192-08:00Comments on Music and Brain Blog at University of Toronto: The World in Six SongsLee Bartelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06727468225852676801noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7181744309080861233.post-44294851460689264932012-12-02T21:04:39.324-08:002012-12-02T21:04:39.324-08:00After having just written a blog entry that deals ...After having just written a blog entry that deals with the connections between music and dance I am happy to hear that Levitin is addressing this association as an important concept. However it shouldn’t be viewed as purely a product of evolution, for it is also a common cultural and social phenomenon throughout history. Indeed, it is wonderful to have the brain imaging of an active motor cortex to back this up through science! This ties into the ideas of Forkel - in his 18th century work titled “The History of Music” he discusses the rhythm of drums and “shrieks” of primitives as being the origins of communication. Elizabeth Roachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01048324426978205435noreply@blogger.com