Product Description

With the advent of cognitive neuroscience and its new tools of studying the human brain "live", music as a highly complex, temporally ordered and rule-based sensory language quickly became a fascinating topic of study. By studying the physiology and neurology of brain function in music, we can obtain a great deal of knowledge about: * perception of complex auditory sound stimuli * time perception and rhythm processing * the differential processing of music and language of two aural communication systems * biological substrates of learning versus innate talents in the arts * and processing of higher cognitive functions related to temporality and emotion. The main goal of the book is to bring the knowledge in the arts and sciences together and review systematically our current state of study about the brain and music, specifically in rhythm. This book will be of interest for the lay and professional reader in the sciences and arts as well as the professionals in the fields of neuroscientific research, medicine and rehabilitation.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1640452 in Books
• Published on: 2005-06-09
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 272 pages

From the Back Cover
With the advent of modern cognitive neuroscience and its new tools of studying the human brain "live," music as a highly complex, temporally ordered and rule-based sensory language quickly became a fascinating topic of study. By studying the physiology and neurology of brain function in music, we can obtain a great deal of knowledge about the perception of complex auditory sound stimuli; time perception and rhythm processing; the differential processing of music and language of two aural communication systems; biological substrates of learning versus innate talent in the arts; and processing of higher cognitive functions related to temporality and emotion. The main goal of the book is to bring the knowledge in the arts and the sciences together and review systematically our current state of study about the brain and music, specifically in rhythm. This book will be of interest for the lay and professional reader in the sciences and arts as well as the professionals in the fields of neuroscientific research, medicine, and rehabilitation.

Customer Reviews

Rhythm, Music, and the Brain
I only got it to help with my research and although I have only quickly looked through it, for the bits that I need for my course, I have already found it interesting and helpful. Its not too badly priced when you consider the type of information it contains. There are very few books about on this subject and this is very well put together and is not over complicated for someone not directly involved in this field.