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Human Brains Have Evolved to ‘Prefer’ Music and Speech

[Source:  Medical News Today]

What makes humans so different from other primates? Though our brains are similar, it seems that they react differently to various stimuli. New evidence suggests that human brains “listen” for musical pitch, a preference that scientists have not detected in monkeys.

Human brains have a particular ‘bias’ for music and speech, a new study shows.
Humans and other primates are similar in so many ways, so what sets humans apart, exactly? Scientists have been trying to answer this question for decades with differing degrees of success.

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