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245 0 _aThis is your brain on music
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_bDutton Books,
_c2016
300 _a333 p. ; 20 cm
500 _athe science of a human obsession
505 _aIntroduction: I love music and I love science : why would I want to mix the two?
_rWhat is music? : from pitch to timbre--
_rFoot tapping : discerning rhythm, loudness, and harmony--
_rBehind the curtain : music and the mind machine--
_rAnticipation : what we expect from Liszt (and Ludacris)--
_rYou know my name, look up the number : how we categorize music--
_rAfter dessert, Crick was still four seats away from me : music, emotion, and the reptilian brain--
_rWhat makes a musician? : expertise dissected--
_rMy favorite things : why do we like the music we like?--
_rThe music instinct : evolution's #1 hit.--
520 _aWhether you listen to 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 book 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? Neuroscientist and former recording engineer Levitin explores music across cultures, brain disorders and developmental levels to unlock deep secrets about how nature and nurture forge a uniquely human obsession.--From publisher description.
590 _b'Previously published as a Dutton hardcover and a Plume paperback' -- Title page verso. ; Includes an excerpt from Weaponized lies © Daniel J. Levitin, 2016.
630 _aML LITERATURE ON MUSIC
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650 _aMusic Psychological aspects
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650 _aMusic psychology
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650 _aBrain physiology
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700 _aLevitin, Daniel J.,
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912 _a2016-01-01
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