From "The Value of Music that Tickles the Brain" by Kara Rogers. http://www. britannica. com/blogs/2013/04/the-value-of-musi c-that-tickles-the-brain/. 2013. Web.
The effect music has on the human brain has long been an area of scientific interest. Sounds on their
own are bland, but when they come together in melodies and song, they can be intensely pleasing or
can move us to tears, for reasons that remain obscure, biologically speaking. It is clear, however, that
we associate emotions with music, and the connection between music and reward, the new study
indicates, appears to have much to do with "cross-talk," or communication, between two specific areas
of the human brain: the auditory cortex, which stores information on sound, and the nucleus
accumbens, which stores information on emotions and reward.
How does the author present the points in this paragraph? (3 points)
The author provides description of the reward connected to music.
The author defines the connection between music and the brain.
The author uses examples of how sound affects us.
The author compares and contrasts different types of music.