Laurel & Yanni, migraine treatment, Alzheimers & excersize, universality of music
Another multi-topic episode. We discuss the recent approval of a new treatment for migraines, then some evidence suggesting a certain kind of exercise may be therapeutic for Alzheimer's disease, and finally some work that suggests there may be universal & cross-cultural features of music. We open, however, on the debate between the Laurel & Yanni people.
![Sources of 14 second music clips and their categories. From: Mehr, S. A., Singh, M., York, H. W., Glowacki, L., & Krasnow. M. M. (2018). Form and function in human song [cover article]. Current Biology, 28(3), 356–368.e5.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/568c08e50ab377164e9ca233/1527601440671-ND4BNZGOP26P6OSGQ29A/Music+-+Song+origin+countries.png)
Sources of 14 second music clips and their categories. From: Mehr, S. A., Singh, M., York, H. W., Glowacki, L., & Krasnow. M. M. (2018). Form and function in human song [cover article]. Current Biology, 28(3), 356–368.e5.
![Countries from which listeners of the clips originated. From: Mehr, S. A., Singh, M., York, H. W., Glowacki, L., & Krasnow. M. M. (2018). Form and function in human song [cover article]. Current Biology, 28(3), 356–368.e5.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/568c08e50ab377164e9ca233/1527601545407-12YNUJ20FN94CWWEW8HE/Music+-+Listener+origin+countries.png)
Countries from which listeners of the clips originated. From: Mehr, S. A., Singh, M., York, H. W., Glowacki, L., & Krasnow. M. M. (2018). Form and function in human song [cover article]. Current Biology, 28(3), 356–368.e5.
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