Comments on: Inside Oliver Sacks’s Brain (As He Listens to Music)

By: Pat Jstone

Pat Jstone — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:01:38 +0000

I am a dancer, not a mathematician or a Dr., and I love Mozart and Bach, I think January should be a univeral holiday to celebrate Mozart’s birthday, and I dislike Beethovan. I now know that my preferences are consistent!

By: Lora

Lora — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:16:31 +0000

I think it is silly.

The brain could not tell that Bach was the composer. LOL Hopefully, they are only pulling our leg when they say that.

Bach’s chorales are unprecedented, whereas, that was not Beethoven’s strong point, although he had others, for sure.

Dr. Sack clearly preferred and concurred that Bach holds this acclaim correctly – his brain merely testifies,
as would his emotion, and desire to listen again to the unfamiliar piece that struck his fancy.

By: Justin L

Justin L — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:02:40 +0000

Actually, this isn’t all that surprising. Bach was VERY methodical and mathematical in his approach to music. Beethoven on the other hand was more emotional, especially in his later years. He had a tendency to lean more toward the Romantic and to some early extent, the enlightenment, periods. It makes perfect sense why a doctor – methodical and scientific – would prefer and be inclined toward Bach.

By: Phil

Phil — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:27:14 +0000

That is so weird that the brain can tell which composer wrote the music. I personnally perfer Mozart.