The power of music : pioneering discoveries in the new science of song / Elena Mannes ; foreword by Aniruddh D. Patel.
Title:
The power of music : pioneering discoveries in the new science of song / Elena Mannes ; foreword by Aniruddh D. Patel.
ISBN:
9780802719966
Personal Author:
Edition:
First U.S. edition.
Publication Information:
New York : Walker & Co., 2011.
Physical Description:
xix, 263 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm
Contents:
The musical body and brain. Feel the sound ; Music plays the body ; The brain plays music ; Is music our genetic birthright? -- The musical self. Agony and ecstasy : how we listen ; Mind-bending notes : can music make us smarter? ; Music speaks ; Why music? -- The resonant world. Whale songs, elephant bands, and dancing birds ; The music of the spheres -- Music Rx. Pain, pills -- or music ; The next wave? ; Beyond the concert hall.
OCLC Number:
ocn639161264
Availability:
Apple Valley - Galaxie~1
