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Familiar Tunes Rapidly Jog the Brain

Nov 5, 2019 · 4 min
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Within just a third of a second of hearing a snippet of a familiar refrain, our pupils dilate, and the brain shows signs of recognition. Christopher Intagliata reports.

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