This Is Your Brain on Music
The Science of a Human Obsession
Ranked #2 in Music, Ranked #4 in Sound — see more rankings.
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? The answers are at last be- coming clear, thanks to revolutionary neuroscience and the emerging field of evolutionary psychology. Both a cutting-edge study and a tribute to the beauty of music itself, This Is Your Brain on Music unravels a host of mysteries that affect everything from pop culture to our understanding of human nature, including:
• Are our musical preferences shaped in utero?
• Is there a cutoff point for... more
• Are our musical preferences shaped in utero?
• Is there a cutoff point for... more
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Vinod Khosla Co-Founder/Sun MicrosystemFascinating though older book. (Source)
Justin Boreta Goes into the evolutionary thinking behind why music does what it does. (Source)
Rankings by Category
This Is Your Brain on Music is ranked in the following categories:
- #37 in Brain
- #73 in Cognitive Psychology
- #35 in Educational Psychology
- #93 in How Things Work
- #48 in Human Body
- #38 in Human Brain
- #19 in Music History
- #15 in Music Production
- #5 in Music Theory
- #21 in Neurology
- #25 in Neuroscience
- #15 in Sheet Music
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