Music and the Brain

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http://jonlieffmd.com/blog/music-and-the-brain

It's effects on learning, on emotions, on the brain and some of its mathematical functions:

The brain is built for multi sensory integration and music is the master multi sensory stimulus.
Since music is inherently multi sensory, it is critical to understand the multi sensory brain before attempting to understand what music learning does to the brain. Senses are much more closely related than previously thought. The brain combines as much information as it can from as many senses as possible. There are many common examples of multiple senses in every day life.

Studies show that learning and memory linked to specific beats in a rhythm stimulated increased learning ability. For example, expecting the emphasis on the fourth beat increased cognitive performance if the learning or perception task is done on the fourth beat.