Levitin, Daniel J.

This is your brain on music : the science of a human obsession / by Daniel, J. Levitin. - 1st ed. - London : Atlantic Books, 2007. - vi, 322 p. ; ill. ; 20 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [271]-300) and index.

Introduction: I love music and I love science-- why would I want to mix the two? -- What is music? : from pitch to timbre -- Foot tapping : discerning rhythm, loudness, and harmony -- Behind the curtain : music and the mind machine -- Anticipation : what we expect from Liszt (and Ludacris) -- You know my name, look up the number : how we categorize music -- After dessert, Crick was still four seats away from me : music, emotion, and the reptilian brain -- What makes a musician? : expertise dissected -- My favorite things : why do we like the music we like? -- The music instinct : evolution's #1 hit.

9781843547167 (pbk.)

2006009055


Music--Psychological aspects.

781.11 / LEV