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
Reviews and Recommendations
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Vinod Khosla Co-Founder/Sun MicrosystemFascinating though older book. (Source)
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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