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“No one alive today has a single ancestor in his or her past who died in infancy. We are the champions, my friend!”

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Daniel J. Levitin is a neuroscientist born on December 27, 1957. He is known for his research in music psychology and cognitive neuroscience, contributing significantly to our understanding of how music affects the brain and how the brain processes musical information. more

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