| Music, Neurology, and Neuroscience: Historical Connections and Perspectives: Volume 216 Contributor(s): Altenmüller, Eckart (Editor), Finger, Stanley (Editor), Boller, Francois (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0444633995 ISBN-13: 9780444633996 Publisher: Elsevier OUR PRICE: $285.12 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Neurology - Medical | Neuroscience - Science | Life Sciences - Neuroscience |
| Dewey: 616.8 |
| Series: Progress in Brain Research |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 7.5" W x 9.25" (2.14 lbs) 440 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Music, Neurology, and Neuroscience: Historical Connections and Perspectives provides a broad and comprehensive discussion of history and new discoveries regarding music and the brain, presenting a multidisciplinary overview on music processing, its effects on brain plasticity, and the healing power of music in neurological and psychiatric disorders. In this context, the disorders that plagued famous musicians and how they affected both performance and composition are critically discussed, as is music as medicine and its potential health hazard. Additional topics, including the way music fits into early conceptions of localization of function in the brain, its cultural roots in evolution, and its important roles in societies and educational systems are also explored. |