I think this is due to some kind of muscle memory.
You only start hearing certain patterns in complex music, e.g. Mahler symphonies, if you listen often enough to it. At some point you recognize stuff unconsciously.
You only start hearing certain patterns in complex music, e.g. Mahler symphonies, if you listen often enough to it. At some point you recognize stuff unconsciously.
When you hear a word in a language you know, mirror neurons probably fire the patterns that would be required to make those sounds yourself. If you don't have experience making a sound, you're less likely to be able to detect subtle nuance in it, and those patterns tie into your memory of the times you have used that word.
The same with dance. While taking dance classes, I found that watching very good dancers gave a visceral thrill that wasn't there before... Like I could FEEL what they were doing.