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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: When the basic elements of sound combine meaningfully, they become music.
Chapter 3: Some say music exists only to delight us, but most theorists see its roots in evolution.
Chapter 4: Processing music engages nearly every brain region we currently know.
Chapter 5: Our enjoyment of music depends on predicting what comes next, and skillful composers shape these expectations.
Chapter 6: Songs can serve as keys to memories because we recruit the same brain areas for recalling as for hearing music.
Chapter 7: The brain reacts emotionally to subtle timing deviations in music with groove.
Chapter 8: Musical mastery arises from both intensive practice and inborn traits.
Chapter 9: Our musical tastes start with early exposure and gravitate toward what feels familiar.
Description
In This is Your Brain on Music (2006), musician and neuroscientist Dr. Daniel J. Levitin illuminates exactly what happens in the brain when people listen to rhythms, timbres and pitches, helping us understand why we’re so profoundly affected by music.
Who Should Listen
- People curious about what happens in their brain when they listen to music
- Anyone who wants to learn more about the relationship between psychology and music