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