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Why are certain songs so important to us? Does music make us smarter? Why do we feel like dancing when we hear a beat? Inspired by Dr. Daniel Levitin's book, This is Your Brain on Music tests to find out how various types of music—complex and simple—affect him, on an emotional and a physical level.

2009 · 50m

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The Musical Brain

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Why are certain songs so important to us? Does music make us smarter? Why do we feel like dancing when we hear a beat? Inspired by Dr. Daniel Levitin's book, This is Your Brain on Music tests to find out how various types of music—complex and simple—affect him, on an emotional and a physical level.

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Studio
PBS
Released
2009
Rated
PG
© 2009 CTV

Languages

Original Audio
English, English (Canada)
Audio

English (Canada) (AAC)

Subtitles

English (Canada) (CC)

Accessibility

Closed captions refer to subtitles in available languages with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.