In this episode, Garrett Oyama sits down with Dr. Robert Slevc, a Cognitive Scientist from the University of Maryland, to delve into the fascinating connections between music and language processing in the brain. They discuss shared neural systems, the impact of musicality on language comprehension, and how different cultures process sound uniquely. Drawing from Dr. Slevc’s extensive research, this conversation uncovers how musical and linguistic structures interact, revealing the complex cognitive mechanisms underlying our ability to perceive and produce both music and speech. Join us for an insightful look at the science bridging these two human universals.
