The Oxford Handbook of Music and the Brain

Book Overview

The study of music and the brain can be traced back to the work of Gall in the 18th century, continuing with John Hughlings Jackson, August Knoblauch, Richard Wallaschek, and others. These early researchers were interested in localizing musicality in the brain and learning more about how music is processed in both healthy individuals and those with dysfunctions of various kinds. Since then, the research literature has mushroomed, especially in the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0192895818
• ISBN13: 9780192895813
• Release Date: April 2021
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 848 Pages
• Weight: 3.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.7" x 9.6"