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Author:   Daniel J. Levitin
Publisher:   Penguin Putnam Inc
Imprint:   Plume
Dimensions:   Width: 13.20cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 20.20cm
Weight:   0.306kg
ISBN:  

9780452295483

ISBN 10:   0452295483
Pages:   384
Publication Date:   28 July 2009
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

"The World in Six SongsChapter 1: Taking It from the Top or ""The Hills Are Alive . . ."" Music and poetry. The two uniquely human components of the music brain. Chapter 2: Friendship or ""War (What Is It Good For)?"" Social bonding, synchronous coordinated movement, the evolution of emotional bonding, protest music for group cohesion. Chapter 3: Joy or ""Sometimes You Feel Like a Nut"" The first song. Neurochemical effects of music and music therapy. Chapter 4: Comfort or ""Before There Was Prozac, There Was You"" Why we listen to sad music when we're sad. Lullabyes and the blues. (And a short story about depressed restaurant workers pushed to the edge by a happy song.) Chapter 5: Knowledge or ""I Need to Know"" Music as an information-bearing medium. Learning, memory, and oral histories. Chapter 6: Religion or ""People Get Ready"" The role of music and ritual in creating order, reducing ambiguity, and commemorating important times and events. Chapter 7: Love or ""Bring 'Em All In"" The sense of hearing and the prefrontal cortex. Tools, musical instruments, and shaping the environment. The evolution of social structure. Appendix Notes Acknowledgments Index"

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A must-read. . .A literary, poetic, scientific, and musical treat. -<i>Seattle Times</i> An exemplary mix of scientist and artist, student and teacher, performer and listener. -<i>Library Journal</i>, starred review A fantastic ride. -<i>New Scientist</i> Leading researchers in music cognition are already singing its praises. -<i>Evolutionary Psychology</i>

A must-read. . .A literary, poetic, scientific, and musical treat. <br>- Seattle Times <br><br> An exemplary mix of scientist and artist, student and teacher, performer and listener. <br> - Library Journal , starred review<br><br> A fantastic ride. <br>- New Scientist <br><br> Leading researchers in music cognition are already singing its praises. <br>- Evolutionary Psychology <br><br>

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A must-read. . .A literary, poetic, scientific, and musical treat. - Seattle Times An exemplary mix of scientist and artist, student and teacher, performer and listener. - Library Journal , starred review A fantastic ride. - New Scientist Leading researchers in music cognition are already singing its praises. - Evolutionary Psychology

A must-read. . .A literary, poetic, scientific, and musical treat. <br>- Seattle Times <br><br> An exemplary mix of scientist and artist, student and teacher, performer and listener. <br> - Library Journal , starred review<br><br> A fantastic ride. <br>- New Scientist <br><br> Leading researchers in music cognition are already singing its praises. <br>- Evolutionary Psychology

Author Information

Daniel J. Levitin, PhD, is a neuroscientist, cognitive psychologist, and bestselling author. He is Founding Dean of Arts & Humanities at the Minerva Schools at KGI in San Francisco, and Professor Emeritus of psychology and neuroscience at McGill University. He is the author of This Is Your Brain on Music, The World in Six Songs, The Organized Mind, A Field Guide to Lies, and Successful Aging. He divides his time between Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area.

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