We have been talking here primarily of sound patterns.

我们在这里已经讨论了基本的声音模式。

Researchers at Northwestern University in Chicago, America, established a link between musical ability and the capacity of the nervous system to take in sound patterns.

美国芝加哥西北大学的研究人员将音乐能力与神经系统处理声音的能力两者之间，建立起了联系。