The Words are a Jumble

Transistor by PRX

Oct 20, 201610:45Science & Medicine

Vissarion Shebalin was not a great composer. But his music could unlock an important truth about how the brain processes music and language. This story was produced by Tobin Low in 2015 and edited by Andrea Mustain. It w...

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