To Hear Is to Feel!

This chapter discusses mainly the evolution of language and music. Both language and music are universal among humans. The oral language of every known culture follows similar basic structural rules, and people in all cultures create and enjoy music. Music and language also allows us to organize and interact socially. But how does all of this elate to the brain? I found an article titled To Hear Is To Feel and basically this article goes in depth on how we hear and speak as it relates to the brain functioning. The most important concepts to understand when talking about hearing are sound waves. Sound waves are the path to the brain. Be sure to not get hearing and listening confused. Hearing is not the same as listening. Hearing is the purely physiological process of sound recognition, whereas listening is the processing of the sound signals that requires the participation of the brain. The hearing organ is constantly in close communication with the processing centers in the brain. Not only do nerve impulses pass from the cortical organ to the central nervous system, but also from the central nervous system to the cortical organ. Through carrying out nerve fibers, attention can be focused on certain frequency ranges in the cortical organ and the ability to distinguish between individual frequencies ranges can be sharpened when analyzing sound. When these sounds enter the inner ear they travel to the auditory cortex. The auditory cortex is the region in the brain that primarily responsible for processing sound.
U.Stelzhammer-Reichhard, Journal of the Australian Council of Psychology, To Hear Is to Feel Vol. 15 June 2010