This Is Your Brain on Music by Daniel J. Levitin

Recently, work has been a bit stressful. When I get down on my job, I like to fantasize about other peoples’ jobs. Last week, I wished I was a scientist. No—a neuroscientist or a cognitive scientist. Everything about how the mind works fascinates me. I love reading Oliver Sacks, I have V.S. Ramachandran on my TBR pile, and I’ve always been drawn to anything about child brain development. E said, “why don’t you go back to school for neuroscience then?” He always says crazy stuff like that.

But then, yesterday, I got This Is Your Brain on Music by Daniel J. Levitin (they keep coming into the house at about four times the rate that I can read them). This is a book that combines two of my greatest interests, and since it got some great reviews, I knew it was one I had to read. Then I turned to the back flap and took a look at the author. This is what his bio blurb says:

DANIEL J. LEVITIN runs the Levitin Laboratory for Musical Perception, Cognition, and Expertise at McGill University, where he holds the Bell Chair in the Psychology of Electronic Communications. Before becoming a neuroscientist, he was a record producer with gold records to his credit and professional musician. He has published extensively in scientific journals and music trade magazines such as Grammy and Billboard.

Levitin’s bio is inspiring beyond belief! It’s not that crazy to go back to school and getting a Ph.D. in neuroscience! I majored in music! I’m good at science! I could do that!

Or maybe I’ll just go back to work tomorrow.

This Is Your Brain on Music by Daniel J. Levitin

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