MIT study finds neurons in epilepsy patients that only respond to singing

A study by MIT scientists on a group of epilepsy patients discovered that a specific group of neurons in their brains respond only to singing -- and not to instrumental music or any other type of sound. The findings of the study were published today in the science journal Current Biology. Scientists are still working to nail down the implications of the study for epilepsy patients, some of whom rely on music as a form of therapy to reduce seizures. "The work provides evidence for relatively fine...