Daniel J. Levitin, 2006, 320 pages
Why human beings make and enjoy musique is, in Levitin’s telling, a delicious story. In this unprecedented meeting of art and science, rocker-turned-neuroscientist Daniel J. Levitin explores the connection between musique – its performances, its composition, how we listen to it, why we enjoy it – and the human brain.
Taking on prominent thinkers who argue that musique is nothing plus than an evolutionary accident, Levitin argues that musique is fundamental to our species, perhaps even plus so than language. ‘This Is Your Brain On Music’ is an ear-opening,...
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