Our Magnificent Brain
Our brains are truly magnificent instruments. Just imagine that if we cut our finger, our bodies get right to work to heal the cut without our participation. If we want to walk across the floor, we just do it, because our bodies know how to, without our guidance. Stutter’s don't stutter when singing because it engages different brain areas and involves controlled, rhythmic airflow, unlike unpredictable speech. Some stroke survivors who cannot speak can sometimes sing words or phrases with normal rhythm and melody, an effect known as melodic intonation therapy (MIT). Then there times when, the brain helps us decide our best path, because you also can’t learn to sing and learn the piano at the same time. This is because you use different and incompatible parts of the brain while learning these instruments. I believe that we are truly amazing instruments that do the right thing for us, even when we don’t seem to understand ourselves.
