Monday, August 3, 2009

Musicophilia: Six questions for Oliver Sacks

Oliver Sacks, neurologist and author of the book Musicophilia, answered six questions for the latest Harper's Magazine. Here's a sample:

"Q. What is it about music that makes it suitable for use as part of a torture regimen?

A. Music’s power does have a dark side. A daily example of this would be musical brainworms, the annoyingly repetitive musical phrases that may run through one’s mind for days on end ..."


Read the complete article.

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