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