This is your brain on music: the science of a human obsession
Author:
Publisher:
Varies, see individual formats and editions
Pub. Date:
Varies, see individual formats and editions
Language:
English
Description
Whether you listen to 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 becoming 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 book 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 acquiring new tastes in music? What do PET scans and MRIs reveal about the brain's response to music? Is musical pleasure different from other kinds of pleasure? Neuroscientist and former recording engineer Levitin explores music across cultures, brain disorders and developmental levels to unlock deep secrets about how nature and nurture forge a uniquely human obsession.--From publisher description.
This book explores the connection between music - its performance, its composition, how we listen to it, why we enjoy it - and the human brain. Drawing on the latest research and on musical examples ranging from Mozart to Duke Ellington to Van Halen, Levitin reveals: How composers produce some of the most pleasurable effects of listening to music by exploiting the way our brains make sense of the world; Why we are so emotionally attached to the music we listened to as teenagers, whether it was Fleetwood Mac, U2, or Dr. Dre; That practice, rather than talent, is the driving force behind musical expertise; How those insidious little jingles (called earworms) get stuck in our head.
This book explores the connection between music - its performance, its composition, how we listen to it, why we enjoy it - and the human brain. Drawing on the latest research and on musical examples ranging from Mozart to Duke Ellington to Van Halen, Levitin reveals: How composers produce some of the most pleasurable effects of listening to music by exploiting the way our brains make sense of the world; Why we are so emotionally attached to the music we listened to as teenagers, whether it was Fleetwood Mac, U2, or Dr. Dre; That practice, rather than talent, is the driving force behind musical expertise; How those insidious little jingles (called earworms) get stuck in our head.
More Details
Contributors:
ISBN:
9780452288522
9781101218914
9781101929162
9780525949695
9780143142324
9781101218914
9781101929162
9780525949695
9780143142324
Reviews from GoodReads
Loading GoodReads Reviews.
Staff View
Grouping Information
Grouped Work ID | 76ac29be-9dc9-376d-7993-c5fab5f8a0c8 |
---|---|
Grouping Title | this is your brain on music the science of a human obsession |
Grouping Author | daniel j levitin |
Grouping Category | book |
Grouping Language | English (eng) |
Last Grouping Update | 2024-04-28 22:53:10PM |
Last Indexed | 2024-04-28 22:55:27PM |
Solr Fields
accelerated_reader_point_value
0
accelerated_reader_reading_level
0
auth_author2
Herrmann, Edward
author
Levitin, Daniel J.
author2-role
Herrmann, Edward
author_display
Levitin, Daniel J.
available_at_eh
Online OverDrive Collection
detailed_location_eh
Online OverDrive Collection
display_description
Whether you listen to 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 becoming 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 book 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 acquiring new tastes in music? What do PET scans and MRIs reveal about the brain's response to music? Is musical pleasure different from other kinds of pleasure? Neuroscientist and former recording engineer Levitin explores music across cultures, brain disorders and developmental levels to unlock deep secrets about how nature and nurture forge a uniquely human obsession.--From publisher description.
This book explores the connection between music - its performance, its composition, how we listen to it, why we enjoy it - and the human brain. Drawing on the latest research and on musical examples ranging from Mozart to Duke Ellington to Van Halen, Levitin reveals: How composers produce some of the most pleasurable effects of listening to music by exploiting the way our brains make sense of the world; Why we are so emotionally attached to the music we listened to as teenagers, whether it was Fleetwood Mac, U2, or Dr. Dre; That practice, rather than talent, is the driving force behind musical expertise; How those insidious little jingles (called earworms) get stuck in our head.
format_category_eh
Audio Books
Books
eBook
Books
eBook
format_eh
Book
CD Audiobook
eAudiobook
eBook
CD Audiobook
eAudiobook
eBook
id
76ac29be-9dc9-376d-7993-c5fab5f8a0c8
isbn
9780143142324
9780452288522
9780525949695
9781101218914
9781101929162
9780452288522
9780525949695
9781101218914
9781101929162
itype_eh
ADULT BOOK
ADULT BOOK ON CD
YA BOOK
ADULT BOOK ON CD
YA BOOK
last_indexed
2024-04-29T04:55:27.494Z
lexile_score
-1
literary_form
Non Fiction
literary_form_full
Non Fiction
local_callnumber_eh
Online OverDrive
owning_library_eh
East Hampton Public Library Online
owning_location_eh
Online OverDrive Collection
primary_isbn
9780452288522
publishDate
2006
2007
2016
2007
2016
publisher
Books on Tape
Dutton
Penguin Audio
Penguin Publishing Group
Plume
Dutton
Penguin Audio
Penguin Publishing Group
Plume
recordtype
grouped_work
subject_facet
Brain -- Psychological aspects
Music -- Psychological aspects
Music -- Psychological aspects
title_display
This is your brain on music : the science of a human obsession
title_full
This Is Your Brain on Music The Science of a Human Obsession
This is your brain on music : the science of a human obsession / Daniel J. Levitin
This is your brain on music : the science of a human obsession / Daniel Levitin
This is your brain on music the science of a human obsession / Daniel J. Levitin
This is your brain on music : the science of a human obsession / Daniel J. Levitin
This is your brain on music : the science of a human obsession / Daniel Levitin
This is your brain on music the science of a human obsession / Daniel J. Levitin
title_short
This is your brain on music
title_sub
the science of a human obsession
topic_facet
Brain
Music
Nonfiction
Philosophy
Psychological aspects
Science
Music
Nonfiction
Philosophy
Psychological aspects
Science
Solr Details Tables
item_details
Bib Id | Item Id | Shelf Loc | Call Num | Format | Format Category | Num Copies | Is Order Item | Is eContent | eContent Source | eContent URL | Detailed Status | Last Checkin | Location |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
overdrive:87e0671e-2822-4604-b801-eb9564d09440 | 8 | Online OverDrive Collection | Online OverDrive | eBook | eBook | 0 | false | true | OverDrive | Available Online | |||
overdrive:87e0671e-2822-4604-b801-eb9564d09440 | 15 | Online OverDrive Collection | Online OverDrive | eBook | eBook | 0 | false | true | OverDrive | Checked Out | |||
overdrive:87e0671e-2822-4604-b801-eb9564d09440 | 5 | Online OverDrive Collection | Online OverDrive | eBook | eBook | 0 | false | true | OverDrive | Available Online | |||
overdrive:87e0671e-2822-4604-b801-eb9564d09440 | 11 | Online OverDrive Collection | Online OverDrive | eBook | eBook | 0 | false | true | OverDrive | Available Online | |||
overdrive:87e0671e-2822-4604-b801-eb9564d09440 | 25 | Online OverDrive Collection | Online OverDrive | eBook | eBook | 0 | false | true | OverDrive | Available Online | |||
overdrive:87e0671e-2822-4604-b801-eb9564d09440 | 12 | Online OverDrive Collection | Online OverDrive | eBook | eBook | 0 | false | true | OverDrive | Available Online | |||
overdrive:87e0671e-2822-4604-b801-eb9564d09440 | 23 | Online OverDrive Collection | Online OverDrive | eBook | eBook | 0 | false | true | OverDrive | Available Online | |||
overdrive:87e0671e-2822-4604-b801-eb9564d09440 | 18 | Online OverDrive Collection | Online OverDrive | eBook | eBook | 0 | false | true | OverDrive | Available Online | |||
overdrive:87e0671e-2822-4604-b801-eb9564d09440 | 22 | Online OverDrive Collection | Online OverDrive | eBook | eBook | 0 | false | true | OverDrive | Available Online | |||
overdrive:87e0671e-2822-4604-b801-eb9564d09440 | 7 | Online OverDrive Collection | Online OverDrive | eBook | eBook | 0 | false | true | OverDrive | Available Online | |||
overdrive:87e0671e-2822-4604-b801-eb9564d09440 | 17 | Online OverDrive Collection | Online OverDrive | eBook | eBook | 0 | false | true | OverDrive | Available Online | |||
overdrive:87e0671e-2822-4604-b801-eb9564d09440 | 6 | Online OverDrive Collection | Online OverDrive | eBook | eBook | 0 | false | true | OverDrive | Available Online | |||
overdrive:87e0671e-2822-4604-b801-eb9564d09440 | 24 | Online OverDrive Collection | Online OverDrive | eBook | eBook | 0 | false | true | OverDrive | Available Online | |||
overdrive:87e0671e-2822-4604-b801-eb9564d09440 | 31 | Online OverDrive Collection | Online OverDrive | eBook | eBook | 0 | false | true | OverDrive | Available Online | |||
overdrive:87e0671e-2822-4604-b801-eb9564d09440 | 26 | Online OverDrive Collection | Online OverDrive | eBook | eBook | 0 | false | true | OverDrive | Available Online | |||
overdrive:87e0671e-2822-4604-b801-eb9564d09440 | 28 | Online OverDrive Collection | Online OverDrive | eBook | eBook | 0 | false | true | OverDrive | Available Online | |||
overdrive:87e0671e-2822-4604-b801-eb9564d09440 | 35 | Online OverDrive Collection | Online OverDrive | eBook | eBook | 0 | false | true | OverDrive | Available Online | |||
overdrive:87e0671e-2822-4604-b801-eb9564d09440 | 3 | Online OverDrive Collection | Online OverDrive | eBook | eBook | 0 | false | true | OverDrive | Available Online | |||
overdrive:87e0671e-2822-4604-b801-eb9564d09440 | 10 | Online OverDrive Collection | Online OverDrive | eBook | eBook | 0 | false | true | OverDrive | Available Online | |||
overdrive:87e0671e-2822-4604-b801-eb9564d09440 | 4 | Online OverDrive Collection | Online OverDrive | eBook | eBook | 0 | false | true | OverDrive | Available Online | |||
overdrive:87e0671e-2822-4604-b801-eb9564d09440 | 27 | Online OverDrive Collection | Online OverDrive | eBook | eBook | 0 | false | true | OverDrive | Available Online | |||
overdrive:87e0671e-2822-4604-b801-eb9564d09440 | 14 | Online OverDrive Collection | Online OverDrive | eBook | eBook | 0 | false | true | OverDrive | Available Online | |||
overdrive:87e0671e-2822-4604-b801-eb9564d09440 | -1 | Online OverDrive Collection | Online OverDrive | eBook | eBook | 1 | false | true | OverDrive | Available Online | |||
ils:.b18187183 | .i61217311 | New London Young Adult Non Fiction | YA 781.11 LEV | 1 | false | false | On Shelf | nlyn | |||||
ils:.b18187183 | .i61279705 | West Haven Main Young Adult Non-fiction | YA 781.11 LEVITIN | 1 | false | false | On Shelf | wmyn | |||||
ils:.b18187183 | .i57439175 | Hamden/Miller Adult Nonfiction 3rd Floor | 781.11/LEV | 1 | false | false | On Shelf | hmanb | |||||
ils:.b18187183 | .i61279699 | West Haven Main Young Adult Non-fiction | YA 781.11 LEVITIN | 1 | false | false | On Shelf | wmyn | |||||
ils:.b18187183 | .i32065346 | Westbrook Adult Non-Fiction | 781.11 LEV | 1 | false | false | On Shelf | wsan | |||||
ils:.b17337070 | .i31188345 | East Lyme Public Adult Books on CD Non-Fiction | CD 781.11 Levitin | 1 | false | false | On Shelf | elabe | |||||
ils:.b27443115 | .i68666019 | Branford/Blackstone Adult Nonfiction | 781.11 LEV | 1 | false | false | Due May 7, 2024 | bran | |||||
ils:.b12514470 | .i28307914 | Woodbridge Adult NF 700-799 | 781.11/LEV | 1 | false | false | On Shelf | wdan7 | |||||
ils:.b12514470 | .i51731964 | Hamden/Miller Adult Nonfiction 3rd Floor | 781.11/LEV | 1 | false | false | Lost and Paid | hmanb | |||||
ils:.b12514470 | .i48345015 | Orange/Case Adult Nonfiction Book | 781.11 Levitin | 1 | false | false | On Shelf | oran | |||||
ils:.b12514470 | .i28307860 | Guilford Adult Non-Fiction | 781.1 L | 1 | false | false | On Shelf | guan | |||||
ils:.b12514470 | .i39599401 | Norwich/Otis Adult Nonfiction | 781.11 LEV | 1 | false | false | Billed | nwan | |||||
ils:.b12514470 | .i30449510 | Old Lyme A Non-Fiction 700 | 781.11 LEV | 1 | false | false | On Shelf | olan7 | |||||
ils:.b12514470 | .i28307859 | East Lyme Public Adult Non-Fiction | 781.11 Levitin | 1 | false | false | On Shelf | elan | |||||
ils:.b12514470 | .i28307896 | Meriden Adult Non-Fiction | 781.11 LE | 1 | false | false | On Shelf | mean | |||||
overdrive:677aa235-5537-4106-a149-76fd8a9663cf | 10 | Online OverDrive Collection | Online OverDrive | eAudiobook | Audio Books | 0 | false | true | OverDrive | Checked Out | |||
overdrive:677aa235-5537-4106-a149-76fd8a9663cf | -1 | Online OverDrive Collection | Online OverDrive | eAudiobook | Audio Books | 1 | false | true | OverDrive | Checked Out | |||
overdrive:677aa235-5537-4106-a149-76fd8a9663cf | 35 | Online OverDrive Collection | Online OverDrive | eAudiobook | Audio Books | 0 | false | true | OverDrive | Checked Out | |||
overdrive:677aa235-5537-4106-a149-76fd8a9663cf | 11 | Online OverDrive Collection | Online OverDrive | eAudiobook | Audio Books | 0 | false | true | OverDrive | Checked Out | |||
overdrive:677aa235-5537-4106-a149-76fd8a9663cf | 27 | Online OverDrive Collection | Online OverDrive | eAudiobook | Audio Books | 0 | false | true | OverDrive | Checked Out | |||
overdrive:677aa235-5537-4106-a149-76fd8a9663cf | 4 | Online OverDrive Collection | Online OverDrive | eAudiobook | Audio Books | 0 | false | true | OverDrive | Checked Out | |||
overdrive:677aa235-5537-4106-a149-76fd8a9663cf | 28 | Online OverDrive Collection | Online OverDrive | eAudiobook | Audio Books | 0 | false | true | OverDrive | Checked Out | |||
overdrive:677aa235-5537-4106-a149-76fd8a9663cf | 18 | Online OverDrive Collection | Online OverDrive | eAudiobook | Audio Books | 0 | false | true | OverDrive | Checked Out | |||
overdrive:677aa235-5537-4106-a149-76fd8a9663cf | 6 | Online OverDrive Collection | Online OverDrive | eAudiobook | Audio Books | 0 | false | true | OverDrive | Checked Out | |||
overdrive:677aa235-5537-4106-a149-76fd8a9663cf | 15 | Online OverDrive Collection | Online OverDrive | eAudiobook | Audio Books | 0 | false | true | OverDrive | Checked Out | |||
overdrive:677aa235-5537-4106-a149-76fd8a9663cf | 14 | Online OverDrive Collection | Online OverDrive | eAudiobook | Audio Books | 0 | false | true | OverDrive | Checked Out | |||
overdrive:677aa235-5537-4106-a149-76fd8a9663cf | 25 | Online OverDrive Collection | Online OverDrive | eAudiobook | Audio Books | 0 | false | true | OverDrive | Checked Out | |||
overdrive:677aa235-5537-4106-a149-76fd8a9663cf | 12 | Online OverDrive Collection | Online OverDrive | eAudiobook | Audio Books | 0 | false | true | OverDrive | Checked Out | |||
overdrive:677aa235-5537-4106-a149-76fd8a9663cf | 8 | Online OverDrive Collection | Online OverDrive | eAudiobook | Audio Books | 0 | false | true | OverDrive | Checked Out | |||
overdrive:677aa235-5537-4106-a149-76fd8a9663cf | 24 | Online OverDrive Collection | Online OverDrive | eAudiobook | Audio Books | 0 | false | true | OverDrive | Checked Out | |||
overdrive:677aa235-5537-4106-a149-76fd8a9663cf | 3 | Online OverDrive Collection | Online OverDrive | eAudiobook | Audio Books | 0 | false | true | OverDrive | Checked Out | |||
overdrive:677aa235-5537-4106-a149-76fd8a9663cf | 7 | Online OverDrive Collection | Online OverDrive | eAudiobook | Audio Books | 0 | false | true | OverDrive | Checked Out | |||
overdrive:677aa235-5537-4106-a149-76fd8a9663cf | 5 | Online OverDrive Collection | Online OverDrive | eAudiobook | Audio Books | 0 | false | true | OverDrive | Checked Out | |||
overdrive:677aa235-5537-4106-a149-76fd8a9663cf | 22 | Online OverDrive Collection | Online OverDrive | eAudiobook | Audio Books | 0 | false | true | OverDrive | Checked Out | |||
overdrive:677aa235-5537-4106-a149-76fd8a9663cf | 26 | Online OverDrive Collection | Online OverDrive | eAudiobook | Audio Books | 0 | false | true | OverDrive | Checked Out | |||
overdrive:677aa235-5537-4106-a149-76fd8a9663cf | 31 | Online OverDrive Collection | Online OverDrive | eAudiobook | Audio Books | 0 | false | true | OverDrive | Checked Out | |||
overdrive:677aa235-5537-4106-a149-76fd8a9663cf | 23 | Online OverDrive Collection | Online OverDrive | eAudiobook | Audio Books | 0 | false | true | OverDrive | Checked Out | |||
overdrive:677aa235-5537-4106-a149-76fd8a9663cf | 17 | Online OverDrive Collection | Online OverDrive | eAudiobook | Audio Books | 0 | false | true | OverDrive | Checked Out |
record_details
Bib Id | Format | Format Category | Edition | Language | Publisher | Publication Date | Physical Description | Abridged |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
overdrive:87e0671e-2822-4604-b801-eb9564d09440 | eBook | eBook | English | Penguin Publishing Group | 2006 | |||
ils:.b18187183 | Book | Books | English | Plume | 2007 | 322 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. | ||
ils:.b17337070 | CD Audiobook | Audio Books | English | Penguin Audio | p2007 | 5 sound discs (ca. 6 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. | ||
ils:.b27443115 | Book | Books | First Dutton paperback printing | English | Dutton | [2016] | x, 334 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm | |
ils:.b12514470 | Book | Books | English | Dutton | 2006 | vi, 314 p. ; 24 cm. | ||
overdrive:677aa235-5537-4106-a149-76fd8a9663cf | eAudiobook | Audio Books | English | Books on Tape | 2007 | 1 |
scoping_details_eh
Bib Id | Item Id | Grouped Status | Status | Locally Owned | Available | Holdable | Bookable | In Library Use Only | Library Owned | Holdable PTypes | Bookable PTypes | Local Url |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
overdrive:87e0671e-2822-4604-b801-eb9564d09440 | 5 | Available Online | Available Online | true | true | true | false | false | true | |||
overdrive:87e0671e-2822-4604-b801-eb9564d09440 | -1 | Available Online | Available Online | false | true | true | false | false | false | |||
ils:.b18187183 | .i61217311 | On Shelf | On Shelf | false | true | true | false | false | false | 9999 | ||
ils:.b18187183 | .i61279705 | On Shelf | On Shelf | false | true | true | false | false | false | 9999 | ||
ils:.b18187183 | .i57439175 | On Shelf | On Shelf | false | true | true | false | false | false | 9999 | ||
ils:.b18187183 | .i61279699 | On Shelf | On Shelf | false | true | true | false | false | false | 9999 | ||
ils:.b18187183 | .i32065346 | On Shelf | On Shelf | false | true | true | false | false | false | 9999 | ||
ils:.b17337070 | .i31188345 | On Shelf | On Shelf | false | true | true | false | false | false | 9999 | ||
ils:.b27443115 | .i68666019 | Checked Out | Checked Out | false | false | true | false | false | false | 9999 | ||
ils:.b12514470 | .i28307914 | On Shelf | On Shelf | false | true | true | false | false | false | 9999 | ||
ils:.b12514470 | .i51731964 | Currently Unavailable | Lost and Paid | false | false | true | false | false | false | 9999 | ||
ils:.b12514470 | .i48345015 | On Shelf | On Shelf | false | true | true | false | false | false | 9999 | ||
ils:.b12514470 | .i28307860 | On Shelf | On Shelf | false | true | true | false | false | false | 9999 | ||
ils:.b12514470 | .i39599401 | Currently Unavailable | Billed | false | false | true | false | false | false | 9999 | ||
ils:.b12514470 | .i30449510 | On Shelf | On Shelf | false | true | true | false | false | false | 9999 | ||
ils:.b12514470 | .i28307859 | On Shelf | On Shelf | false | true | true | false | false | false | 9999 | ||
ils:.b12514470 | .i28307896 | On Shelf | On Shelf | false | true | true | false | false | false | 9999 | ||
overdrive:677aa235-5537-4106-a149-76fd8a9663cf | -1 | Checked Out | Checked Out | false | false | true | false | false | false | |||
overdrive:677aa235-5537-4106-a149-76fd8a9663cf | 5 | Checked Out | Checked Out | true | false | true | false | false | true |