The release date for the English version of 'This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession' by
Daniel J. Levitin is Aug 2006. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
You may not even be aware of it, yet music plays a big part in your life, whether you listen to Bach or Bono on your iPod. Why does music have such a strong emotional impact? Thanks to advancements in evolutionary psychology and groundbreaking neuroscience, the answers are now becoming apparent. This Is Your Brain on Music, a cutting-edge research and ode to the beauty of music itself, solves a number of issues affecting everything from pop culture to our comprehension of human nature, including:
Do our prenatal experiences influence our musical tastes?
• When is it too late to develop new musical tastes?
• What can be learned about the brain's reaction to music from PET and MRI scans?
• Is there a distinction between musical and other forms of pleasure?
This Is Your Brain on Music delves into several cultures where singing is regarded as a fundamental human ability, individuals suffering from a rare illness that hinders their ability to comprehend music, and researchers investigating the reasons for discrepancies in individuals' perceptions of pitch. This thought-provoking book uncovers profound mysteries about how human obsessions are formed by a combination of nature and nurture at every stage.