This Is Your Brain On Music - The Science Of A Human Obsession
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Music: Unveiling the mystery of our minds.
This book is a perfect guide for music enthusiasts as it uses neuroscience to explain the mysteries of music. Levitin draws upon his experience in both music and science to provide the readers with an in-depth analysis of how music works, why we love it so much, and how it affects us right down to the molecular level. Readers will appreciate Levitin's ability to blend dense scientific information with real-world examples and personal anecdotes to create an engaging and informative read.
This Is Your Brain On Music - The Science Of A Human Obsession
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ISBN: 9780525949695
Authors:
Daniel J. Levitin
Publisher: Dutton Adult
Date of Publication: 2006-08-03
Format: Hardcover
Goodreads rating: 3.89
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Whether you load your iPod with Bach or Bono, music has a significant role in your life—even if you never realized it. Why does music evoke such powerful moods? The answers are at last be- coming clear, thanks to revolutionary neuroscience and the emerging field of evolutionary psychology. Both a cutting-edge study and a tribute to the beauty of music itself, This Is Your Brain on Music unravels a host of mysteries that affect everything from pop culture to our understanding of human nature, including: • Are our musical preferences shaped in utero? • Is there a cutoff point for acquiring new tastes in music? • What do PET scans and MRIs reveal about the brain’s response to music? • Is musical pleasure different from other kinds of pleasure?This Is Your Brain on Music explores cultures in which singing is considered an essential human function, patients who have a rare disorder that prevents them from making sense of music, and scientists studying why two people may not have the same definition of pitch. At every turn, this provocative work unlocks deep secrets about how nature and nurture forge a uniquely human obsession.
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