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This Is Your Brain on Music

The Science of a Human Obsession

By Daniel J. Levitin

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| Paperback | 9780452288522

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In this groundbreaking union of art and science, rocker-turned-neuroscientist Daniel J. Levitin explores the connection between music—its performance, its composition, how we listen to it, why we enjoy it—and the human brain. Drawing on the latest research and on musical examples ranginContinue

In this groundbreaking union of art and science, rocker-turned-neuroscientist Daniel J. Levitin explores the connection between music—its performance, its composition, how we listen to it, why we enjoy it—and the human brain. Drawing on the latest research and on musical examples ranging from Mozart to Duke Ellington to Van Halen, Levitin reveals:
• How composers produce some of the most pleasurable effects of listening to music by exploiting the way our brains make sense of the world
• Why we are so emotionally attached to the music we listened to as teenagers, whether it was Fleetwood Mac, U2, or Dr. Dre
• That practice, rather than talent, is the driving force behind musical expertise
• How those insidious little jingles (called earworms) get stuck in our heads

And, taking on prominent thinkers who argue that music is nothing more than an evolutionary accident, Levitin argues that music is fundamental to our species, perhaps even more so than language. This Is Your Brain on Music is an unprecedented, eye-opening investigation into an obsession at the heart of human nature.

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  • The food of love

    This Is Your Brain On Music: Understanding a Human Obsession by Daniel J Levitin 320pp, Atlantic, £17.99 "Many people who love music," says Daniel Levitin, "profess to know nothing about it. I've found that many of my colleagues who study difficult, ... (read full critics)

    guardian.co.uk published on Sat, 25 Sep 2010

  • This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession

    Review-a-Day Saturday, October 13th, 2007 Voice your opinion about this review by posting a comment on the Powells.com blog This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession by Daniel J. Levitin Do You Hear What I Hear? A review by Doug B ... (read full critics)

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  • English Books
  • Paperback 320 Pages
  • Edition: 1
  • ISBN-10: 0452288525
  • ISBN-13: 9780452288522
  • Publisher: Plume
  • Pub date: Aug 28, 2007
  • Also available as: Hardcover, Audio CD, Library Binding and Others
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