The most important, the longest lasting, the strongest emotional, and the most practiced memories are the ones that are embedded the deepest… — Daniel Levitin Copy Share Image
I think we've debunked the myth of talent. It doesn't appear that there's anything like a music gene or center in the… — Daniel Levitin Copy Share Image
Every status update you read on Facebook, every tweet or text message you get from a friend, is competing for resources in… — Daniel Levitin Copy Share Image
That daydreaming mode turns out to be restorative. It's like hitting the reset button in your brain. And you don't get in… — Daniel Levitin Copy Share Image
I became interested in structure when I was in graduate school. How is it that the brain perceives structure in a sometimes… — Daniel Levitin Copy Share Image
Brain extenders are anything that get information out of our heads and into the physical world: calendars, key hooks by the front… — Daniel Levitin Copy Share Image
As soon as you hear a proposition, the creative brain in humans assumes for the moment that it's true, and starts trying… — Daniel Levitin Copy Share Image
Similarly, dance is not just a raging sea of unrelated bodily movements; the relationship of those movements to one another is what… — 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
Our brains are very, very good at self-delusion. What happens is, it releases the stress hormone cortisol in the brain, which leads… — 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
The left brain is responsible for making order out of chaos, for making sense of things in the world that don't always… — Daniel Levitin Copy Share Image
If you're making a bunch of little decisions - like, do I read this email now or later? Do I file it?… — 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
