This Is Your Brain On Music
Levitin, Daniel J.
Penguin Books. 2007Ficha técnica
- EAN: 9780452288522
- ISBN: 978-0-452-28852-2
- Editorial: Penguin Books
- Fecha de edición: 2007
- Encuadernación: Cartoné
- Dimensiones: 13,5x20,5
- Idioma: Inglés
- Nº páginas: 326
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A fascinating exploration of the relationship between music and the mind and the role of melodies in shaping our lives Whether you load your iPod with Bach or Bono, music has a significant role in your life even if you never realized it. Why does music evoke such powerful moods?
CONTENIDO
Introduction: I Love Music and I Love Science. Why Would I Want to Mix the Two?
1- What Is Music? From Pitch to Timbre
2- Foot Tapping. Discerning Rhythm, Loudness, and Harmony
3- Behind the Curtain. Music and the Mind Machine
4- Anticipation. What We Expect from Liszt (and Ludacris)
5- You Know My Name, Look Up the Number. How We Categorize Music
6- After Dessert, Crick Was Still Four Seats Away from Me. Music. Emotion, and the Reptilian Brain
7- What Makes a Musician? Expertise Dissected
8- My Favorite Things. Why Do We Like the Music We Like?
9- The Music Instinct. Evolution's #1 Hit
Appendices
Bibliographic Notes
Acknowledgments
Index