Daniel J. Levitin è un neuroscienziato e studioso di musica il cui lavoro esplora l'intricato rapporto tra musica, cervello e percezione umana. Portando una prospettiva unica dal suo vasto background di musicista e ingegnere, la sua ricerca unisce la pratica artistica con l'indagine scientifica. Levitin approfondisce come il cervello elabora e risponde alla musica, scoprendo i profondi meccanismi cognitivi ed emotivi che la musica attiva. I suoi scritti sulla psicologia della musica e della cognizione sono sia accessibili che avvincenti, offrendo ai lettori una comprensione più profonda del ruolo che la musica gioca nelle nostre vite.
Exploring the transformative effects of music, this book delves into its profound healing capabilities, supported by recent scientific research. It reveals how music can reduce stress, enhance cognitive functions, and even combat neurodegenerative diseases. The author, a neuroscientist and musician, presents innovative concepts like 'rhythmic auditory stimulation' for treating conditions such as PTSD and multiple sclerosis. Through insights on how music can aid in emotional healing and memory repair, the book celebrates humanity's deep connection to music and its potential as a therapeutic tool.
In this ground-breaking book, Dr Daniel Levitin uses cutting-edge research from neuroscience and psychology to demonstrate the importance of the stage that follows the middle-age. Packed with engaging interviews with successful, creative individuals far beyond the conventional age of 'retirement', this book also reflects on challenges many…
Dividing the sum total of human musical achievement, from Beethoven to The
Beatles, Busta Rhymes to Bach, into just six fundamental forms, Levitin
illuminates, through songs of friendship, joy, comfort, knowledge, religion
and love, how music has been instrumental in the evolution of language,
thought and culture. And how, far from being a bit of a song and dance, music
is at the core of what it means to be human. A one-time record producer, now a
leading neuroscientist, Levitin has composed a catchy and startlingly
ambitious narrative that weaves together Darwin and Dionne Warwick, memoir and
biology, anthropology and a jukebox of anecdote to create nothing less than
the ' soundtrack of civilisation' .
Every human is born with multifarious potential. Why, then, do parents, schools and employers insist that we restrict our many talents and interests; that we 'specialise' in just one? We've been sold a myth, that to 'specialise' is the only way to pursue truth, identity, or even a livelihood. Yet specialisation is nothing but an outdated system that fosters ignorance, exploitation and disillusionment and thwarts creativity, opportunity and progress. Following a series of exchanges with the world’s greatest historians, futurists, philosophers and scientists, Waqas Ahmed has weaved together a narrative of history and a vision for the future that seeks to disrupt this prevailing system of unwarranted ‘hyper-specialisation.’ In The Polymath, Waqas shows us that there is another way of thinking and being. Through an approach that is both philosophical and practical, he sets out a cognitive journey towards reclaiming your innate polymathic state. Going further, he proposes nothing less than a cultural revolution in our education and professional structures, whereby everyone is encouraged to express themselves in multiple ways and fulfil their many-sided potential. Not only does this enhance individual fulfilment, but in doing so, facilitates a conscious and creative society that is both highly motivated and well equipped to address the complexity of 21st century challenges.
Recent studies show that our decision-making skills improve as we age, and that our happiness levels peak at age eighty-two. Levitin examines the neuroscientific evidence to challenge many of the beliefs that surround aging. He provides realistic plans for how you can make the most of your seventies, eighties, and nineties today-- no matter how old you are now. -- adapted from jacket
Why do we prefer to drink tomato juice on flights? Why do we eat less when food is served on red plates? Does the crunch really change the taste of crisps? In Gastrophysicspioneering researcher Professor Charles Spence explores the extraordinary, mind-bending science of food. Whether it's uncovering the importance of smell, sight, touch and sound to taste or why cutlery, company and background noise change our experience of eating, he shows us how neuroscience, psychology and design are changing not only what we put on our plates but also how we experience it.
Analyzes six evolutionary musical forms while identifying neural impulses that reflect the brain's development in accordance with music, illuminating the sophisticated biological process that accompanies the musical experience.
This is the first book to offer a comprehensive explanation of how humans experience music and to unravel 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.
A guide to critical thinking in the 'post-truth' era, from the author of Sunday Times best-seller The Organized Mind We live in a world of information overload. Facts and figures on absolutely everything are at our fingertips, but are too often biased, distorted, or outright lies. From unemployment figures to voting polls, IQ tests to divorce rates, we're bombarded by seemingly plausible statistics on how people live and what they think. Daniel Levitin teaches us how to effectively ask ourselves: can we really know that? And how do they know that? In this eye-opening, accessible guide filled with fascinating examples and practical takeaways, acclaimed neuroscientist Daniel Levitin shows us how learning to understand statistics will enable you to make better, smarter judgements on the world around you.
Analysing how and why our brains are struggling to keep up with the demands of the digital age, this book takes you through every aspect of modern life, from healthcare to online dating to raising kids, showing that the secret to success is always organization.
