[Momto2]

My husband is recovering from a stroke that damaged the part of his brain relating to speech. He cannot form any words that I can recognize except OK and an occasional Yes. BUT he can sing Happy Birthday and other familiar songs. His speech therapist said that area of the brain is in a different location (for music) and was not affected by his stroke. That seems to run counter to this article as well.

[Pharmboy]

I hope your husband recovers as much as is humanly possible; thanks for adding this interesting point about his current abilities. And, the article does acknowledge that point here:

“While music and language may be cognitively and neurally distinct in adults, we suggest that language is simply a subset of music from a child’s view,” Brandt said.

[Revolting cat!]

I suspect that the researcher would be interested in hearing from you.