![]() The introduction establishes that this isn't going to be simply a dry recitation about music, science, and the brain. Levitin's book is, in his words, "about the science of music, from the perspective of cognitive neuroscience." Don't let that scare you off. And although far from perfect, Levitin's effort and its related website is a worthy exploration of what we know about how and why music is such an integral part of the human experience. But as Daniel Levitin makes clear in his book, This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession, there is so much going on behind the scenes that even the world's top scientists and psychologists cannot explain it. ![]() ![]() The music just goes in your ears, and there's a range of positive to negative reaction. Regardless of how many times we may have heard them, other songs inevitably give us goose bumps. ![]() Snippets of songs heard in passing almost immediately bring back memories of other times and places. Purchase of concert tickets or of a new release by a favorite artist ranks among the necessities of life. ![]() We can't go through a day without listening to music on the radio, a stereo, or MP3 player. ![]()
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