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Topics include auditory sensation and perception, movement control and patterning, learning and memory, mood, social interaction, neural development and specialization, and the evolution of musicality. Includes an examination of experimental approaches, research study design and interpretation, and clinical applications. ### requirements text PSYCH/​ZOOLOGY  523 ### credit offering ids None recorded. ### llm job id enrich-251ff195eff23ce9a03fdb42 ### llm output id a4189b98babe549ceb124a64a7776feba721c9fa1d6439087373c9cc489df2e1 ### llm model Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B ### llm model revision 1d4bf0f2ff6012fd82039f2fa52739d0dd7c60c0 ### llm task version 17 ### llm search status valid ### llm summary The course surveys systems, cellular, and cognitive neuroscience through music-related themes. ### llm topics * Auditory sensation and perception, movement control and patterning, learning and memory, mood, social interaction, neural development and specialization, and the evolution of musicality * Experimental approaches, research study design and interpretation, and clinical applications ### llm skills * Experimental approaches, research study design, and interpretation * Explaining how musical sounds are processed by the brain * Explaining how neuromuscular systems produce musical actions * Applying concepts regarding neural plasticity to acquisition of musical knowledge and ability * Designing, analyzing, and presenting an experiment in music perception ### source url ### llm activity tags * data-analysis * presentations ### llm assumed background * Prerequisite coursework in PSYCH/ZOOLOGY 523. ### llm search phrases * music and the brain * neuroscience of music * auditory sensation and perception * movement control and patterning * learning and memory * mood and social interaction * neural development and specialization * evolution of musicality * experimental approaches in neuroscience * research study design and interpretation * clinical applications of neuroscience * musical sounds processed by the brain ### llm requirements status valid ### llm student summary status valid ### llm experience status insufficient\_evidence ### designations * Core GenEd - Natural Science 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