Censor

What you see and what you do determine who you are physically. Your brain is shaped by these choices. Lab rats that are separated into groups of varying environments - ranging from solitary confinement to large cages with objects and other rats to interact with - are then dissected and their brains measured. Those from the enriched environment have larger cortexes that normal, and those from impoverished environment have smaller cortexes. At any age the brain can expand, and if a rat is moved from one cage to another the brain responds accordingly. Another study subjected mice to 5 hours of loud rock and immobilization, and then measured a decrease in dendrite count.

When I was twelve I knew this. (I had slightly unusual reading habits.) I was selective with what music I listened to. I didn't go to concerts or dance performances if I could avoid it. If forced to go, I would usually mutter that the volume was too high and that the beat overwhelmed the melody. I covered my ears and waited for the event to close. Yet when I chose the music, I listened to it a lot. I did not know why I did, but with music such a large part of my life, I determined that it all would be flawless and pure. The music I listened to was Classical, Celtic, Electronica - in all cases instrumental. Language is flawed and arbitrary, so it was not permitted.

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