false 7798918 75423 893035 0452288525 9780452288522 71 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179246883m/893035.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179246883s/893035.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/893035.This_Is_Your_Brain_on_Music_The_Science_of_a_Human_Obsession 3.43 272 • 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 heads

And, taking on prominent thinkers who argue that music is nothing more than an evolutionary accident, Levitin argues that music is fundamental to our species, perhaps even more so than language. This Is Your Brain on Music is an unprecedented, eye-opening investigation into an obsession at the heart of human nature.]]> 81619 3.55 1919 492 2006 0 0 false Tue Oct 16 11:29:13 -0700 2007 Tue Oct 16 11:29:13 -0700 2007