What music is better able to do than language is to represent the complexity of human emotional states. — Daniel Levitin Copy Share Image
Some people like very predictable melodies, and others prefer the less likely notes. — Daniel Levitin Copy Share Image
Music can be thought of as a type of perceptual illusion in which our brain imposes structure and order on a sequence… — Daniel Levitin Copy Share Image
When do you suppose the electric guitar was invented? If you thought the 1950s, you'd be wrong. If you can muster a… — Daniel Levitin Copy Share Image
Our species uses music and dance to express various feelings: love, joy, comfort, ceremony, knowledge, and friendship. And each one is distinct… — Daniel Levitin Copy Share Image
We've learned that musical ability is actually not one ability but a set of abilities, a dozen or more. Through brain damage,… — Daniel Levitin Copy Share Image
A song playing comprises a very specific and vivid set of memory cues. Because the multiple-trace memory models assume that context is… — Daniel Levitin Copy Share Image
Through studies of music and the brain, we've learned to map out specific areas involved in emotion, timing, and perception - and… — Daniel Levitin Copy Share Image
Whenever humans come together for any reason, music is there: weddings, funerals, graduation from college, men marching off to war, stadium sporting… — Daniel Levitin Copy Share Image
The state-of-the-art techniques really allowed us to make maps of how Sting's brain organizes music. That's important because at the heart of… — Daniel Levitin Copy Share Image
What music is better able to do than language is to represent the complexity of human emotional states. — Daniel Levitin Copy Share
Procrastination comes in two types. Some of us procrastinate in order to pursue restful activities - spending time in bed, watching TV - while… — Daniel Levitin Copy Share
In a country that was still racially segregated and prejudiced, music was among the first domains in which African-Americans thrived alongside whites. — Daniel Levitin Copy Share
Because our ancestors lived in social groups that changed slowly, because they encountered the same people throughout their lives, they could keep almost every… — Daniel Levitin Copy Share
Because you've been exposed to Western tonal music, you know after a certain chord sequence what the next possibilities are. Your brain has compiled… — Daniel Levitin Copy Share
People who organize their time in a way that allows them to focus are not only going to get more done, but they'll be… — Daniel Levitin Copy Share
I have never seen a proton or electron spinning around it. I have never actually seen a chromosome. I trust that they exist because… — Daniel Levitin Copy Share
If you're studying from a book and trying to listen in on a conversation at the same time, those are two separate projects, each… — Daniel Levitin Copy Share
President Trump, when challenged on facts, says that many people feel the way he does. But feelings should not take the place of reason… — Daniel Levitin Copy Share
Our species uses music and dance to express various feelings: love, joy, comfort, ceremony, knowledge, and friendship. And each one is distinct and widely… — Daniel Levitin Copy Share
The first forms of writing emerged not for art, literature, or love, not for spiritual or liturgical purposes, but for business--all literature could be… — Daniel Levitin Copy Share
When you're at work, be fully at work. And let your leisure time be what it's meant to be - restorative and fun. — Daniel Levitin Copy Share
The obvious rule of efficiency is you don't want to spend more time organizing than it's worth. — Daniel Levitin Copy Share
When it comes to snowing people, one effective technique is to get a whole bunch of verifiable facts right and then add one or… — Daniel Levitin Copy Share
The human brain long ago evolved a mechanism for rewarding us when we encountered new information: a little shot of dopamine in the brain… — Daniel Levitin Copy Share
