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