Music in the Brain: From Listening to Playing

Music is one of the most primary abilities of human. The first case of amusia, which meant the impairment of musical ability due to the brain damage, was reported only several years after Broca's first report of aphasia. Since then, case studies were the main strategy to investigate human brain functions for a long time. Compared to remarkable progression of the study about language, music processing in the brain still remains to be clarified. But, over the last few decades, a considerable number of studies have been made on this issue, especially using the neuroimaging techniques. Now is the time to overview and integrate these findings and propose the possible application in clinical and educational situations.