The Oxford Handbook of Music and the Brain

Michael H. Thaut (Editor); Donald A. Hodges (Editor)

The study of music and the brain can be traced back to the work of Gall in the 18th century, continuing with John Hughlings Jackson, August Knoblauch, Richard Wallaschek, and others. These early researchers were interested in localizing musicality in the brain and learning more about how musicis process...