The Book Prize Index

This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession

Daniel J. Levitin

This book explores the connection between music and its performances, its composition, how we listen to it, why we enjoy it and the human brain.

ScienceScience · medium confidenceScience81 signalsLlm Classifier: Science -> ScienceOpen Library: Psychology -> Medicine & Public HealthOpen Library: PSYCHOLOGY / Neuropsychology -> Medicine & Public HealthMental Health & PsychologyScience & DiscoveryTechnology, Computing & AI

Award History

0 wins · 1 total

AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Science and TechnologyMajor2006FinalistSecondary source
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  1. 01 Central figures

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  2. 02 Central places

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  3. 03 Suggested argument

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  4. 04 Reading orientation

    35 / 100 academic

    Serious trade

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Confidence percentages are the model's own estimates. Profile confidence: 28%.