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