In this groundbreaking union of art and science, rocker-turned-neuroscientist Daniel J. Levitin explores the connection between music—its performance, its composition, how we listen to it, why we enjoy it—and the human brain.Taking on prominent thinkers who argue that music is nothing more than an evolutionary accident, Levitin poses that music is fundamental to our species, perhaps even more so than language. Drawing on the latest research and on musical examples ...

**NATIONAL BESTSELLEROne of Smithsonian’s 10 Best Science Books of the Year“No one else in the universe could have written this book.” —Neil deGrasse Tyson, astrophysicistNeuroscientist and New York Times best-selling author of This Is Your Brain on Music Daniel J. Levitin reveals the deep connections between music and healing.**Music is one of humanity’s oldest medicines. From the Far East to the Ottoman Empire, Europe to Africa an...

**INSTANT TOP 10 BESTSELLER • New York Times • USA Today • Washington Post • LA Times“Debunks the idea that aging inevitably brings infirmity and unhappiness and instead offers a trove of practical, evidence-based guidance for living longer and better.”—Daniel H. Pink, author of When and Drive**SUCCESSFUL AGING delivers powerful insights:• Debunking the myth that memory always declines with age• Confirming that "health span"...

New York Times bestselling author and neuroscientist Daniel J. Levitin shifts his keen insights from your brain on music to your brain in a sea of details.The information age is drowning us with an unprecedented deluge of data. At the same time, we’re expected to make more—and faster—decisions about our lives than ever before. No wonder, then, that the average American reports frequently losing car keys or reading glasses, missing appointments, and feeling...

In Hoe ouder, hoe beter leert de bekroonde bestsellerauteur en neurowetenschapper dr. Daniel J. Levitin ons anders na te denken over ouder worden. Je levensstijl bepaalt de kwaliteit van je oude dag, en daar heb je zelf controle over. Levitin geeft talloze tips over wat je op elk moment in je leven kan doen om goed oud te worden op basis van de laatste wetenschappelijke inzichten. Versnellen in plaats van vertragen, bijvoorbeeld, volgens de vijfentachtigjarige Jane Goodall, die nog steeds ...

Whether you load your iPod with Bach or Bono, music has a significant role in your life—even if you never realized it. Why does music evoke such powerful moods? The answers are at last be- coming clear, thanks to revolutionary neuroscience and the emerging field of evolutionary psychology. Both a cutting-edge study and a tribute to the beauty of music itself, This Is Your Brain on Music unravels a host of mysteries that affect everything from pop culture to our understandi...

**Winner of the National Business Book AwardFrom the New York Times bestselling author of The Organized Mind and This Is Your Brain on Music, a primer to the critical thinking that is more necessary now than ever**We are bombarded with more information each day than our brains can process—especially in election season. It's raining bad data, half-truths, and even outright lies. New York Times bestselling author Daniel J. Levitin shows how...

UNA NUEVA FORMA DE ENTENDER LA MÚSICA Y LA VIDA.Si todos sabemos (o intuimos) que la música nos despierta los sentidos, este libro nos ayudará a entender cómo lo hace. El músico y neurocientífico Daniel J. Levitin compone en estas páginas una amena sinfonía de la mano de Mozart, Ella Fitzgerald o los Beatles para mostrarnos por qué escuchar música es un gran placer.«Una visión de conjunto maravillosa, a manos del único neurocientífico que podía hacerlo. Un ...

Pensate alla vostra melodia preferita. Non vorreste sapere perché quella particolare combinazione di ritmo e armonia si è incollata nel vostro cervello, e vi ha portato quasi alle lacrime o vi ha fatto ballare come ossessi? Fatti di musica è il libro che fa per voi. In Daniel Levitin convivono l'anima e l'attitudine dell'artista e dello scienziato, in grado di ridurre una melodia a un impulso neurale, analizzarlo, e ripercorrere il tragitto inverso per farlo ritornare ad essere quello che ...

**INSTANT TOP 10 BESTSELLER • New York Times • USA Today • Washington Post • LA Times“Debunks the idea that aging inevitably brings infirmity and unhappiness and instead offers a trove of practical, evidence-based guidance for living longer and better.”—Daniel H. Pink, author of When and Drive**SUCCESSFUL AGING delivers powerful insights:• Debunking the myth that memory always declines with age• Confirming that "health span"...

Music is one of humanity’s oldest medicines. From the Far East to the Ottoman Empire, Europe to Africa and the pre-colonial Americas, many cultures have developed their own rich traditions for using sound and rhythm to ease suffering, promote healing, and calm the mind.In his latest work, neuroscientist and New York Times best-selling author Daniel J. Levitin (This Is Your Brain on Music) explores the curative powers of music, showing us how and why it is one of the most potent the...

The author of the New York Times bestseller This Is Your Brain on Music reveals music’s role in the evolution of human culture in this thought-provoking book that “will leave you awestruck” (The New York Times).Daniel J. Levitin's astounding debut bestseller, This Is Your Brain on Music, enthralled and delighted readers as it transformed our understanding of how music gets in our heads and stays there. Now in his second New Y...