As a teenager, Gary Marcus wanted to be a scientist. Two decades later, as a professor of cognitive psychology at New York University, he wanted to learn to play the guitar. And, more important, he ...

They say you can't teach an old dog new tricks. But can you teach an old guitarist new licks? How about an old nonguitarist — not even a musician? Gary Marcus isn't that old. He's actually in his ...

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Guitars are everywhere. If you don’t play one, then chances are you’ve at least heard a one – on the radio, on the street corner, in a park on a summer afternoon, at your cousin’s wedding, on open mic ...