Music to My Ears...and Brain

Posted by: Courtney Kuehn on: February 13, 2009

• In: books | music | science
• 1 Comment

I’m bored so I’m running through the latest RCRDLBL free downloads. Here’s what I’m adding:

“Shampoo [Alternate Version]“ / Elvis Perkins

“Slow Burning Crimes” / East Hundred

“The Echo” and “Why Not” / Voxhaul Broadcast

“Round N Round [feat 77Klash]“ / Bosco Delray

“Pine On” / Obits

And speaking of music – today I was at the bookstore and came across This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession by Daniel Levitin. Levitin, a musician turned neuroscientist, reveals the science behind our preferences for music, among other topics such as:

• Is there a cutoff point for acquiring new tastes in music?

• What do PET scans and MRIs reveal about the brain’s response to music?

• Is musical pleasure different from other kinds of pleasure?

This is yet another book I’m adding to my ‘must read’ list!

About these ads

Tags: books, music