Music: It Does A Body Good

Do you swim to the lilt of a Strauss waltz? Do the Black Eyed Peas keep you on pace? No matter what your musical tastes, a good beat can keep you moving. Dr. Sacks talks about performance-enhancing music in this feature in today’s New York Times.

[More info appears in Musicophilia (pp 239-24)

Photo by Bill Hayes

“I rejoice in the knowledge of my biological uniqueness and my biological antiquity and my biological kinship with all other forms of life."

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Music: It Does A Body Good

“I rejoice in the knowledge of my biological uniqueness and my biological antiquity and my biological kinship with all other forms of life."

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