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Jul 1, 20195 minMUSIC AND THE BRAIN: The Harmonies of Our Sleeping Brain.By Hrayr Attarian, MD Music and the Brain: The Harmonies of Our Sleeping Brains. To sleep, perchance to dream . . . and create music. A few months back I rec...
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