This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession [B0083]

2007 PB with (many paragraphs marked by an ink dot in the margin). In this groundbreaking union of art and science, rocker-turned-neuroscientist Daniel J. Levitin explores the connection between music-its performance, its composition, how we listen to it, why we enjoy it-and the human brain. Taking on prominent thinkers who argue that music is nothing more than an evolutionary accident, Levitin poses that music is fundamental to our species, perhaps even more so than language. A Los Angeles Times Book Award finalist, This Is Your Brain on Music is an unprecedented, eye-opening investigation into an obsession at the heart of human nature.

From recent Amazon/GoodReads reviews: "I am not a musician (love listening to music) and a college professor that enjoy books with outstanding research. Reading this book actually expanded my understanding and feeling when I listen to music. It made me to listen and feel music with extra dimensions. It is a great read."; "Informative, fascinating, and well written. If you have wondered why listening to music evokes such powerful emotional responses and can "take us away," you'll likely enjoy this book."; "A fascinating look at how our brains react to music and rhythm."