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Re: Neuroscientist debunks the myth of musical instinct



Per I agree with your theory. I think it also has something tp do with 
self confidence. Self talk goes: I have been able to overcome other big 
hurdles before, let's see how I am going to gandle this new one!

Antony Hequet
Poet composer

On 16 févr. 2012, at 21:20, Per Boysen <perboysen@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Thu, Feb 16, 2012 at 8:17 PM, Rick Walker <looppool@cruzio.com> wrote:
>> http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2012/02/a-neuroscientist-debunks-the-myth-of-musical-instinct/253125/
>> 
>> 
>> Interesting and thought provoking........not sure whether I agree or 
>> not but
>> it
>> sure raises a lot of questions.
> 
> 
> Thanks, that was interesting! My own experience is that learning
> becomes easier the older you get. But it only works if you're leading
> a learning life in general. And it's not because you become "smarter"
> with age but because your brain can make more synapse associations for
> each new step. Instead of drawing a totally new knowledge map in there
> the older brain just goes
> "ok-been-there-done-that-been-there-as-well... DANG!!!! Ah, that's new
> so let's connect here, here and here". It hooks up new stuff to old
> experience, but a little bit differently this time.  Just my personal
> theory.
> 
> Greetings from Sweden
> 
> Per Boysen
> www.perboysen.com
> http://www.youtube.com/perboysen
>