Robert Zatorre, a leading neuroscientist in music research, recounts his early musical influences from The Beatles and other rock bands. He was initially drawn to rock music, even contemplating a career in it until his organ teacher introduced him to Bach. This pivotal moment spurred him to intertwine music with his interest in experimental psychology, leading to groundbreaking research on music's effects on the brain. Zatorre highlights how music impacts memory, emotions, and cognition, cementing his role in the neuroscience of music.
The interesting thing about music is that it touches memory, perception, motor skills, emotions, and reading. It touches everything, he underscores.
Despite hoping to play in a rock band to impress girls, Zatorre's musical journey led him to the classical world of Bach.
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