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