Music‎,‎ Neurology‎,‎ and Neuroscience‎:‎ Historical Connections and Perspectives provides a broad and comprehensive discussion of history and new discoveries regarding music and the brain‎,‎ presenting a multidisciplinary overview on music processing‎,‎ its effects on brain plasticity‎,‎ and the healing power of music in neurological and psychiatric disorders‎.‎ In this context‎,‎ the disorders that plagued famous musicians and how they affected both performance and composition are critically discussed‎,‎ as is music as medicine and its potential health hazard‎.‎ Additional topics‎,‎ including the way music fits into early conceptions of localization of function in the brain‎,‎ its cultural roots in evolution‎,‎ and its important roles in societies and educational systems are also explored‎.‎ * Examines music and the brain both historically and in the light of the latest research findings * The largest and most comprehensive volume on ‎"‎music and neurology‎"‎ ever written* Written by a unique group of real world experts representing a variety of fields‎,‎ ranging from history of science and medicine‎,‎ to neurology and musicology * Includes a discussion of the way music has cultural roots in evolution and its important role in societies