Our Brains, Made For Music?

Esteban Pardo
6 min readMar 1, 2021

SCIENCE

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There is a silence in the auditorium. They are getting ready to begin. The overture: the bristles of the bows stroke the strings thunderously, the melody is pronounced with fervour. Hairs stand on end, the audience inhales deeply. The brass starts. The conductor leads the dance with an unbridled arm movement. An imposing echo of the 78 instruments generates an emotional roar. Childhood memories…

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Esteban Pardo

I am a science communicator, biologist, microbiologist, and musician. I like to learn, understand and explain things.