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