Every Brain Needs Music - book by neuroscientist

[EERecordist]

I'm sure many of our ASR community feel the brain needs music!

The doctor works at our local medical research university and supports the local chamber music society.

I came across it because the author was doing interviews since the book is coming out in paperback this month.

Here is the contents:

Prelude
Overture
1. What Is Music, and Why Does It Exist?
2. How Your Brain Composes Music
3. Practicing Music, Part I: The Partnership of Motivated Music Students and Motivated Music Teachers
4. Practicing Music, Part II: Understanding the Neuroscience
5. Practicing Music, Part III: Changing Your Brain to Get It Right
6. How Your Brain Performs Music
7. How Your Brain Listens to Music
8. Why Your Brain Likes Music
Coda: The Final Jam with Dennis and Larry—Reflective Improvisation
Acknowledgments
Appendix A: First Survey
Appendix B: Second Survey
Notes
Bibliography
Index

More at the publisher website: https://cup.columbia.edu/book/every-brain-needs-music/9780231209106

The author has some interviews with the online videos of different lengths easy to search. For instance a short one: https://news.ohsu.edu/file/interview-larry-sherman-on-music-and-the-brain?action=

 

[caught gesture]

Great! Thanks for the recommendation. I’ll add it to my reading list…

 

[Ropeburn]

Any way to get this without a credit card? It's the only option they offer, and it'd be a shame missing out on this highly interesting publication just because of their antiquated and limited payment methods.

 

[Somafunk]

Any way to get this without a credit card?

Either give your local bookstore the ISBN number or you can buy online from Amazon and other sellers

 

[Ropeburn]

Either give your local bookstore the ISBN number or you can buy online from Amazon and other sellers

Well, of course. How could I assume it's going to be difficult? Ordered on Amazon.