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From:  Greypins@a...
Date:  Mon Dec 9, 2002  12:34 am
Subject:  Re: [vocalist] Fw: biological foundations of music

In a message dated 12/8/2002 7:25:35 PM Eastern Standard Time,
Greypins@a... writes:

> it seems that this would indicate that we become bored with music once
> we know it and yet, we all know that we grow more attached to music we love
>
> the more we listen to it. does this mean that the neural pathways that
> are
> affected by music are not the same ones that remember music?
>
>

oh duh! it means that music we love moves between the boundaries of
anticipation and suprise, explaining why we often come to love music we
didn't like at first or why we get bored with music we loved at first.

mike






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