{"product_id":"this-is-your-brain-on-music","title":"This is Your Brain on Music","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDaniel Levitin\u003c\/strong\u003e (author) \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMusic is an obsession at the heart of human nature, even more fundamental to our species than language.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-cel-widget=\"centerAttributesColumns\" data-csa-c-id=\"m12kvd-9ji42r-am0db9-slsvq3\" data-csa-c-is-in-initial-active-row=\"false\" data-csa-c-asin=\"0241987350\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"centerAttributesColumns\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"centerAttributesColumns\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-feature-name=\"centerAttributesColumns\" class=\"celwidget\" id=\"centerAttributesColumns\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"centerAttributesLeftColumn\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-cel-widget=\"averageCustomerReviews_feature_div\" data-csa-c-id=\"4l2dx3-ajo9a4-4usn99-52hdcz\" data-csa-c-is-in-initial-active-row=\"false\" data-csa-c-asin=\"0241987350\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"averageCustomerReviews_feature_div\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"averageCustomerReviews\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-feature-name=\"averageCustomerReviews\" class=\"celwidget\" id=\"averageCustomerReviews_feature_div\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-ref=\"dpx_acr_pop_\" data-asin=\"0241987350\" id=\"averageCustomerReviews\"\u003eDaniel J. Levitin is Founding Dean of Minerva University in California. He is also the James McGill Professor Emeritus of Psychology, Neuroscience and Music at McGill University, Montreal. \"This Is Your Brain on Music\" , \"The World in Six Songs\", \"The Organized Mind\" \"A Field Guide to Lies\" (republished in paperback as \"Weaponized Lies\") and \"Successful Aging\" were all #1 best-sellers, and have been translated into 28 languages. Before becoming a neuroscientist, he worked as a session musician, sound engineer, and record producer, contributing to records by Stevie Wonder, Steely Dan, Joni Mitchell, and Blue Oyster Cult. He has published extensively in scientific journals as well as music magazines such as Grammy and Billboard. Recent musical performances include playing guitar and saxophone with Sting, Bobby McFerrin, Rosanne Cash, David Byrne, Renée Fleming, Victor Wooten, and Rodney Crowell.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-ref=\"dpx_acr_pop_\" data-asin=\"0241987350\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-ref=\"dpx_acr_pop_\" data-asin=\"0241987350\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003ePublisher ‏ : ‎ Penguin\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublication date ‏ : ‎ 4 July 2019\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003ePrint length ‏ : ‎ 336 pages\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 9780241987353\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eItem weight ‏ : ‎ 235 g\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eDimensions ‏ : ‎ 12.9 x 2.2 x 19.8 cm \u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-cel-widget=\"seriesBulletWidget_feature_div\" data-csa-c-id=\"i03l74-gwuoqp-3b5qak-nue807\" data-csa-c-is-in-initial-active-row=\"false\" data-csa-c-asin=\"0241987350\" 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