This Is Your Brain on Music : The Science of a Human Obsession
, by Levitin, Daniel J.Note: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9780525949695 | 0525949690
- Cover: Hardcover
- Copyright: 8/3/2006
A fascinating exploration of the relationship between music and the mind-and the role of melodies in shaping our lives. 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: bull; Are our musical preferences shaped in utero? bull; Is there a cutoff point for acquiring new tastes in music? bull; What do PET scans and MRIs reveal about the brain's response to music? bull; Is musical pleasure different from other kinds of pleasure?