If you’ve noticed how music evokes powerful moods in any workplace, you’ll be glad to know that reasons for why that is so ... are becoming increasingly clear.
A new book, This is Your Brain on Music, answers many questions about music’s role in a person’s life and work. Listen to the author’s fascinating Podcast ex
planation of how he arrived at this cutting edge study from three distinctive directions.
Daniel Levitin, a neuroscientist at
When the brain hears vibrations from your eardrum, it mixes musical elements such as cadence and tonal color. Then, higher areas of the brain create a melodic sense of the entire musical work.
Levitin brings his own unique mix of talents to this research ... which changes the way we think about both music and the human brain. He’s a highly respected neuroscientist, as well as a musician, and recording engineer. In fact his own musical talent had him performing with great artists such as Stevie Wonder and Eric Clapton.
To see why musical pleasure differs from all other pleasures … Levitin unlocks deep secrets about the nature of the human brain ... and the nature of music. He shows how these mysteries weave together to shape our lives in ways that may surprise you.
Have you found that music affects your work?
I believe that by just being a part of “Priscilla’ Palmer’s Personal Development list obligates each of us to also post this list. You like me (Killeris at “Attitude, the Ultimate Power”) are on this list. If you have already posted it, THANK YOU. If you have not posted it, I am officially putting out a challenge that you add additional sites that fit the theme and post it. This list can be found at: http://mondaymorningpower.blogspot.com/2007/09/personal-development-list-challenge.html
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