Syncing Senses: The Neuroscience of Music, Grunting, and Eating with Hands

<p>Think Tennis and Taekwondo. Two sports which could not be more different from each other, but they have one aspect in common. Grunting. But what's the big deal about grunting in sports? And if you thought these two were unrelated, may I introduce Indian classical music in the mix? What could possible connect grunting and Indian classical music? This week, we discover the neuroscience that connects grunting, Indian Classical Music and why we as Indians love eating with our hands.<br><br>Check out the following Coke Studio Songs<br><br>Paar Channa De (ft. Strings, Noori and Shilpa Rao) <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrPvQvbp3Cg">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrPvQvbp3Cg</a> <br>Piyush Mishra on Coke Studio MTV: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfk6AzvyX4k">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfk6AzvyX4k</a> and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zTFzMPWGLs">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zTFzMPWGLs</a> <br><br>Choudhary (ft Mame Khan) <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gukvtH_a3I">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gukvtH_a3I</a> <br><br>Tu Jhoom (ft. Abida Parveen and Naseebo Lal) <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7D4vNcK6D38">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7D4vNcK6D38</a> <br>Rang (ft. Rahat Fateh Ali Khan and Late Amjad Sabri) <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7D4vNcK6D38">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7D4vNcK6D38</a></p> <p>And if you are intrigued about Central Asia, Samosas and Hospitality, check out the episodes on Uzbekistan</p> <p>Beauty of Uzbekistan and the Geometry Box: <a href="https://omny.fm/shows/postcards-from-nowhere-with-utsav-mamoria/beauty-of-uzbekistan-the-geometry-box" data-inline-card="" data-card-data="">https://omny.fm/shows/postcards-from-nowhere-with-utsav-mamoria/beauty-of-uzbekistan-the-geometry-box</a><br>Melons of Samarkand: <a href="https://omny.fm/shows/postcards-from-nowhere-with-utsav-mamoria/melons-of-samarkand" data-inline-card="" data-card-data="">https://omny.fm/shows/postcards-from-nowhere-with-utsav-mamoria/melons-of-samarka