Oliver Sacks Finds the Bond Between Music and Our Brains

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By Oliver Sacks, MD
O, The Oprah Magazine | From the December 2008 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine

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Oliver Sacks, MD, the noted neurologist and author, describes the profound bond between music and our brains and how the simple act of singing can be good medicine, especially as we age.

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