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Collection of music and neuroscience, or what happens in our brain with music.

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1	This Is Your Brain on Music by Daniel J. Levitin 3.89 avg rating — 69,328 ratings score: 388, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain by Oliver Sacks 3.94 avg rating — 76,721 ratings score: 296, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Music, The Brain, And Ecstasy: How Music Captures Our Imagination by Robert Jourdain really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2,125 ratings score: 190, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	The World in Six Songs: How the Musical Brain Created Human Nature by Daniel J. Levitin 3.70 avg rating — 3,049 ratings score: 187, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	The Singing Neanderthals: The Origins of Music, Language, Mind, and Body by Steven Mithen 3.88 avg rating — 685 ratings score: 185, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	The Synesthesia Experience: Tasting Words, Seeing Music, and Hearing Color by Maureen Seaberg 3.42 avg rating — 38 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	How Music Works by David Byrne (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 30,017 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Two Beats Ahead: What Musical Minds Teach Us About Innovation by Panos A. Panay 3.88 avg rating — 130 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Music, Math, and Mind: The Physics and Neuroscience of Music by David Sulzer 3.61 avg rating — 100 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	The Cognitive Neuroscience of Music by Isabelle Peretz (editor) 4.04 avg rating — 27 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Learn Faster, Perform Better: A Musician's Guide to the Neuroscience of Practicing by Molly Gebrian 4.73 avg rating — 583 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Music and the Power of Sound: The Influence of Tuning and Interval on Consciousness by Alain Daniélou 4.42 avg rating — 33 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	I Heard There Was a Secret Chord: Music as Medicine by Daniel J. Levitin 3.81 avg rating — 1,949 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Musical Cognition: A Science of Listening by Henkjan Honing (Goodreads Author) 3.53 avg rating — 15 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	The Mindful Musician: Mental Skills for Peak Performance by Vanessa Cornett 4.43 avg rating — 46 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	The Music Instinct: How Music Works and Why We Can't Do Without It by Philip Ball 3.95 avg rating — 892 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Music and the Mind by Anthony Storr 3.82 avg rating — 784 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Every Brain Needs Music: The Neuroscience of Making and Listening to Music by Larry S. Sherman 3.68 avg rating — 167 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	The Accidental Mind: How Brain Evolution Has Given Us Love, Memory, Dreams, and God by David J. Linden (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 1,041 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Learning Sequences in Music: Skill, Content, and Patterns- A Music Learning Theory by Edwin E. Gordon 4.33 avg rating — 18 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	The Musician's Mind: Teaching, Learning, and Performance in the Age of Brain Science by Lynn Helding 3.88 avg rating — 67 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain by Oliver Sacks 3.94 avg rating — 76,721 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	The Musical Mind: The Cognitive Psychology of Music (Oxford Psychology Series) by John A. Sloboda 3.89 avg rating — 73 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Music, Language, and the Brain by Aniruddh D. Patel 4.15 avg rating — 771 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Music and the Brain by Aniruddh D. Patel 3.76 avg rating — 220 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	The Musical Brain: The Evolution of Music, Language, and the Brain by Abel James 3.62 avg rating — 50 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Wired for Music: A Search for Health and Joy Through the Science of Sound by Adriana Barton 3.86 avg rating — 312 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	Music and the Brain: How Music Changes the Brain by C.D. Shelton 3.77 avg rating — 39 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	What the Ear Hears (and Doesn't): Inside the Extraordinary Everyday World of Frequency (Pop Science Book for Adults with a Musical Twist) by Richard Mainwaring 3.68 avg rating — 247 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Language, Music, and the Brain: A Mysterious Relationship by Michael A. Arbib (Editor) 3.25 avg rating — 4 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Why You Like It: The Science and Culture of Musical Taste by Nolan Gasser 3.23 avg rating — 370 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	The Oxford Handbook of Music and the Brain by Michael H. Thaut (Editor) 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Tastes Like Music: 17 Quirks of the Brain and Body by Maria Birmingham 3.78 avg rating — 51 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	Your Brain on Music: The Cognitive Benefits of Music Education by Laura Saunders 4.12 avg rating — 25 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	The Science of Music and the Music of Science: How Music Reveals Our Brain, Our Humanity and the Cosmos by Michael J Montague really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars