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1 online resource (1 audio file (540 min.)) : digital. |
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digital digital recording rda |
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data file rda |
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Great courses. Science (neuroscience & psychology)
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Digital content provided by hoopla. |
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Lecturer: the author. |
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Music is an integral part of humanity. Every culture has music, from the largest society to the smallest tribe. Its marvelous range of melodies, themes, and rhythms taps into something universal. Babies are soothed by it. Young adults dance for hours to it. Older adults can relive their youth with the vivid memories it evokes. Music is part of our most important rituals, and it has been the medium of some of our greatest works of art. Yet even though music is intimately woven into the fabric of our lives, that fact itself remains puzzling, provoking questions such as: How and why did musical behavior originate? What gives mere tones such a powerful effect on our emotions? Are we born with our sense of music, or do we acquire it? In the last 20 years, researchers have come closer to solving these riddles thanks to cognitive neuroscience, which integrates the study of human mental processes with the study of the brain. This exciting field has not only helped us address age-old questions about music; it also allows us to ask new ones, like: Do the brains of musicians differ from non-musicians? Can musical training promote cognitive development? Is there a deep connection between music and language? Join neuroscientist and professor of psychology Dr. Aniruddh Patel to probe one of the mind's most profound mysteries. Covering the latest research findings - from the origins of music's emotional powers to the deficits involved in amusia, or the inability to hear music - these 18 enthralling lectures will make you think about music and your brain in a new way. Designed for music lovers and brain enthusiasts at all levels, Music and the Brain is truly interdisciplinary and assumes no prior background in neuroscience or music theory. Here is your unrivaled explanation of this marvelous gift. All Lectures: 1. Music: Culture, Biology, or Both? 2. Seeking an Evolutionary Theory of Music 3. Testing Theories of Music's Origins 4. Music, Language, and Emotional Expression 5. Brain Sources of Music's Emotional Power 6. Musical Building Blocks: Pitch and Timbre 7. Consonance, Dissonance, and Musical Scales 8. Arousing Expectations: Melody and Harmony 9. The Complexities of Musical Rhythm 10. Perceiving and Moving to a Rhythmic Beat 11. Nature, Nurture, and Musical Brains 12. Cognitive Benefits of Musical Training 13. The Development of Human Music Cognition 14. Disorders of Music Cognition 15. Neurological Effects of Hearing Music 16. Neurological Effects of Making Music 17. Are We the Only Musical Species? 18. Music: A Neuroscientific Perspective |
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Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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Music -- Psychological aspects.
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Music -- Physiological aspects.
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Auditory perception -- Physiological aspects.
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Language acquisition -- Physiological aspects.
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Cognitive neuroscience.
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Neurobiology.
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| Added Author |
Patel, Aniruddh D..
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hoopla digital.
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| ISBN |
9781682768235 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
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1682768236 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
| Music No. |
MWT12398180 |
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