The science of music: Why your brain gets hooked on hit songs

What did Diana Deutsch discover about the brain's processing of speech?

• Repetition of speech can be perceived as melody and rhythm

• The brain processes all speech as song

According to the text, what is the 'God-particle' of music?

• Rhythm

• Repetition

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What did David Huron's study involving mice reveal about habituation?

• Mice habituate only to high-pitched notes

• Mice habituate to familiar stimuli

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What song structure did David Huron's study relate to the most common pop song structure of the 20th century?

• Chorus-verse-chorus-verse-bridge

• Verse-verse-chorus-verse-chorus-bridge

What is the most utilized rhetorical device according to the text?

• Antimetabole

• Lilt

What is the term used for repetition at the beginning of a sentence?

• Anaphora

• Antimetabole

According to the text, what distinguishes the cacophony of the world from music?

• Speech and song

• Repetition and variety

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