Dutton, 2007-01-09
This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession
This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession
Paperback
SKU:9780452288522
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Book Details
Book Details
Age Range • 18-0
Pages • 352
Subjects • Music • Psychological aspects
Categories • Music | Instruction & Study | Theory • Psychology | Neuropsychology • Science | Acoustics & Sound • Science | Life Sciences | Human Anatomy & Physiology • Music | Philosophy & Social Aspects
Publisher Summary
Publisher Summary
- Why we are so emotionally attached to the music we listened to as teenagers, whether it was Fleetwood Mac, U2, or Dr. Dre
- That practice, rather than talent, is the driving force behind musical expertise
- How those insidious little jingles (called earworms) get stuck in our head A Los Angeles Times Book Award finalist, This Is Your Brain on Music will attract readers of Oliver Sacks and David Byrne, as it is an unprecedented, eye-opening investigation into an obsession at the heart of human nature.
