The brain knows everything about us and controls us. It also reacts very sensitively to music, so much so that it looks for melodies and rhythms even in everyday noise. Many of us believe that melody and harmony are the best cures for the blues, and that listening to classical music can make us smarter and cure serious ailments.

Is it true? Does music really have such a powerful effect on the human body? Norwegian music neurobiology professors Are Brean and Geir Ulve Skøje help you look inside your own head and see what happens when you listen to your favorite song.

Author: Are Brean, Geir Ulve Skøje
Publishing House: Alpina
Year: 2023
Number of pages: 316
Cover type: paperback