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Daniel J. Levitin, 2008, 354 pages

Could Музыка unlock the mystery of who we are and how we think?

An unprecedented blend of science and art, Daniel Levitin’s bestselling debut, This Is Your Brain on Music, changed the way we understand how Музыка gets in our heads. Now, in what is being called a tour de force by leading scientists, he presents his audacious theory of ‘six songs,’ the key to how Музыка shaped humanity across cultures and throughout history.

Preserving the emotional heritage of our lives and of our species, Музыка from its very beginning, was allied to dance, as the structure...

5: August 1. 1981
MTV DEBUTS: In a banner день for lipsynching, outrageous fashion and rebellious teens, Музыка hops mediums, making walking, talking, 2-D video stars accessible 24 hours a day.

4: March 30, 1994
KURT COBAIN BUYS A REMINGTON M-11 20-GAUGE SHOTGUN AND A BOX OF AMMUNITION: Six days later, grunge and its reluctant poster boy are dead.

3: June 1, 1999
NAPSTER RELEASEED: Early in 1999, after his roommate at Northeastern университет complained about the unreliablity of MP3 download sites, Shawn Fanning became obsessed with devising software to make Музыка file sharing easier. Fanning dropped...