Daniel J. Levitin, 2006, 320 pages
Why human beings make and enjoy Musik 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 Musik – its performances, its composition, how we listen to it, why we enjoy it – and the human brain.
Taking on prominent thinkers who argue that Musik is nothing Mehr than an evolutionary accident, Levitin argues that Musik is fundamental to our species, perhaps even Mehr so than language. ‘This Is Your Brain On Music’ is an ear-opening,...
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