The Changing Mind

What do the music of Bach, Depeche Mode and John Cage fundamentally have in common?' Music is an obsession at the heart of human nature, even more fundamental to our species than language. From Mozart to the Beatles, neuroscientist, psychologist and internationally-bestselling author Daniel Levitin reveals the role of music in human evolution, shows how our musical preferences begin to form even before we are born and explains why music can offer such an emotional experience. In This Is Your Brain On Music Levitin offers nothing less than a new way to understand music, and what it can teach us about ourselves.

Otwierająca uszy i głowy analiza jednej z namiętności rządzących naturą człowieka! Daniel J. Levitin, niegdyś muzyk rockowy, a dziś neurobiolog, analizuje związek między muzyką – jej wykonaniami, kompozycją, sposobami słuchania i tym, co sprawia, że się nam podoba – a mózgiem człowieka. Wykorzystując najnowsze badania i przykłady muzyczne, od Mozarta, Elli Fitzgerald i U2, po Schönberga i Metallicę, Levitin pokazuje, dlaczego odczuwamy więź emocjonalną z muzyką, której słuchaliśmy, będąc nastolatkami, i jak kompozytorzy wykorzystują to, w jaki sposób nasz mózg racjonalizuje świat. Dochodzi też do niezwykłych wniosków – to 10 000 godzin ćwiczeń – a nie tylko talent – decyduje o tym, że możemy zostać wirtuozami! „Książka zabiera nas w...

The New York Times bestselling book which examines how humans experience music and unravels the mystery of our perennial love affair with it Using musical examples from Bach to the Beatles, Levitin reveals the role of music in human evolution, shows how our musical preferences begin to form even before we are born and explains why music can offer such an emotional experience. Music is an obsession at the heart of human nature, even more fundamental to our species than language. In This Is Your Brain On Music Levitin offers nothing less than a new way to understand it, and its role in human life.

Author and neuroscientist Daniel Levitin tackles the problems of twenty-first century information overload in his „New York Times” and „Sunday Times” bestselling book The Organized Mind. „Thought-provoking and practical... Good advice based on sound neuroscientific principles”. – „Sunday Times” „Impressively wide-ranging and thoughtful. There are fascinating facts and examples throughout”. – „Wall Street Journal” „Deservedly a bestseller... Levitin demonstrates how easily we are bamboozled by statistical tricks, making his points with pithy stories”. – „Independent” „Levitin is about as knowledgeable a guide to neuroscience as one might hope for”. – „New York Times Book Review” „More insights per page than any other neuroscientist I know......