This is your brain on music : the science of a human obsession /

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Príomhchruthaitheoir: Levitin, Daniel J.
Formáid: LEABHAR
Foilsithe / Cruthaithe: New York, N.Y. : Dutton, c2006.
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Clár na nÁbhar:
  • 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.