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'This is What It Sounds Like' explores the 'sweet spots' in our brain that make us love music

NPR

Published September 21, 2023 at 8:40 AM EDT

Find a book excerpt here.

We revisit Robin Young’s Oct. 2022 conversation with Berklee College music professor and cognitive neuroscientist Susan Rogers about her book “This is What it Sounds Like: What the Music You Love Says About You.”

The book is out in paperback this week.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.