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From: tgpedersen
To: Nostratica@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, July 07, 2003 6:24 AM
Subject: [Nostratica] Re: [Fwd: [evol-psych] Brain buzz that proves Chinese is har...


> It has been known for a long time that music and words
> get processed in different hemispheres. Apparently tonal
> languages also require (like music) the other hemisphere.
>

Now what does that do to Chinese opera (I'm not even sure I know what
that question means)?

Torsten
 
Indeed, that must cause the right and left brain lobes to go "wild"!  The Mandarin written language requires thought processes from both l and r lobes.  Then add opera to the equation (or any other musical endeavor) and we have supersonic brain connections.  Is this what you mean?
Gerry