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1.Humans, but not animals, can sing. B 2. People can use music to communicate their emotions. A 3.We use the same part of the brain for music and language. B 4.Geoffery Miler has done research on music and emotions. A 5.Its hard for humans to compose music. C 6.Memory is not an important part in singing in tune. B 7.Scientists does not know all the answers about the effects of music on humans. A Most people think of Beethovens hearing loss as an obstacle to composing music. However, he produced his most powerful works in the last decade of his life when he was completely deaf. This is one of the most glorious cases of the triumph of will over adversity, but his biographer, Maynard Solomon, takes a different view. Solomon argues that Beethovens deafness “heightened” his achievement as a composer. In his deaf world Beethoven could experiment, free from the sounds of the outside world, free to create new forms and harmonies. Hearing loss does not seem to affect the musical ability of musicians who become deaf. They continue to hear music with as much, or greater, accuracy than if they were actually hearing it being played. Michael Eagar, who died in 2003, became deaf at the age of 21.He described a fascinating phenomenon that happened within three months: my former musical experiences began to play back to me. I couldnt differentiate between what heard and real hearing. After many years, it is still rewarding to listen to these playbacks, to hear music which is new to me and to find many quiet accompaniments for all of my moods. How is it that the world we see, touch, hear, and smell is both out there and at the same time within us? There is no better example of this connection between external stimulus and internal perception than the cochlear implant. No man-made device could replace the ability to hear. However, it might be possible to use the brains remarkable power to make sense of the electrical signals the implant produces. When Michael Edgar first switched