Minnesota's budget deficit: A stalemate with a deadline Lawmakers return to work this week still deeply divided on how to solve the state's $5 billion deficit. With the end to this legislative session only a few weeks away, Governor Dayton returns to Midmorning to discuss the budget.9:06 a.m.
What music does to the mind Listening to your favorite song can have an intense emotional effect, triggering memories and feelings unlike anything else. But what makes music so expressive? Dr. Daniel Levitin and Thomas Plaunt join us to discuss what happens to your brain on music.10:06 a.m.
Guests
Daniel Levitin: Director of the laboratory for music perception, cognition and expertise at McGill University.
Thomas Plaunt: Chairman of McGill University's piano department.
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