What can art, including music, reveal about how the mind works? How does cognitive science study the human capacity for, and experience of, music? How to tease apart the elements of music: rhythm, melody, harmony, dynamics, tone color, etc., and how are all the elements integrated into a coherent, flowing whole? How can art help us understand the mind?
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Jonathan Berger is a composer. His works include opera, orchestral, chamber, vocal, choral and electro-acoustic music.
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