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

Daniel J. Levitin

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

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Unveils music's enigmatic power on the human brain.

If you're endlessly fascinated by how tunes can tug at our emotions or why that one song is stuck in your head, "This Is Your Brain on Music" will resonate with you. Daniel J. Levitin marries science and art, making complicated neuroscience relatable to anyone who's ever been moved by a melody. It's a perfect harmony of technical insight and engaging storytelling.

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

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ISBN: 9780525949695
Publisher: Dutton Adult
Date of Publication: 2006-08-03
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: Philosophy, Music, Art, Science
Goodreads rating: 3.89
(rated by 63275 readers)

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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 becoming 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.
 

Unveils music's enigmatic power on the human brain.

If you're endlessly fascinated by how tunes can tug at our emotions or why that one song is stuck in your head, "This Is Your Brain on Music" will resonate with you. Daniel J. Levitin marries science and art, making complicated neuroscience relatable to anyone who's ever been moved by a melody. It's a perfect harmony of technical insight and engaging storytelling.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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