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Can music unlock the mystery of who we are and how we think? In his new book, “The World in Six Songs,” neuroscientist and former professional musician and music producer, Daniel Levitin, boldly argues that the human brain evolved to play and listen to music in six fundamental forms - for knowledge, friendship, religion, joy, comfort, and love.
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