Daniel Levitin
Daniel Levitin
Neuroscientist, Musician, Author
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“For many years I have wondered why a bunch of frequencies organized into a piece of music has the ability, even without words, to make the listener cry and become emotional. Although I know this happens to me and many people, I have often wondered how this can be. Dr. Levitin, in this latest book, I Heard There Was a Secret Chord: Music as Medicine, has some fascinating insights into this great phenomenon.”

—Paul McCartney

 

ABOUT DANIEL

Daniel J. Levitin is a neuroscientist, cognitive psychologist, musician, and bestselling author. He is Founding Dean of Arts & Humanities at Minerva University in San Francisco, and James McGill Professor Emeritus of Psychology and Neuroscience at McGill University in Montreal. He is the author of five consecutive bestselling books: This Is Your Brain on Music, The World in Six Songs, The Organized Mind, A Field Guide to Lies and Successful Aging (published in the UK as The Changing Mind).

His newest book, I Heard There Was A Secret Chord: Music As Medicine, hit the bestseller lists in its first week of release.

 

Recent Interviews and Talks

 

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I stopped at a few @barnesandnoble locations and it’s nice to see all the tables with copies of I HEARD THERE WAS A SECRET CHORD at the front of the store as part of their “Best Books of the Year” display. Books make great gifts, an
Has anyone checked out @barnesandnoble’s Best Books of the Year? It’s nice to see I HEARD THERE WAS A SECRET CHORD featured in the “Smart Thinking” category alongside some other great reads.
Dear friends and followers of my work on music and the brain: We are offering the audiobook of I Heard There Was A Secret Chord at a 60% discount until November 9. Autumn is officially here and a time to embrace all the things this season brings&md
Tune in to PNAS Science Sessions to listen to my esteemed colleagues Petri Toiviainen, Ibi Burunat, and myself discuss the study we recently published where we analyzed the brain processing of musical boundaries in both musicians and non-musicians.
Show’s about to start with my favorite comedian, @ismocomedy ! #comedyclub #comedians #hilarious
Received my Lifetime Membership Card for the @recordingacademy (Grammys). I am so pleased to be an academy member and to have had the opportunity to serve on the Board of Governors for the San Francisco Chapter. Here's to many more decades of great m
Great time last night at the @kennedycenter with @reneeflemingmusic!
First strategy meeting of our new band, 3/10ths Of A Minyan.
I will be voting for these in the #Grammy ballot. #music #musicmedicine #soundhealing
With my book tour in full swing, I've had the pleasure of meeting several four-legged readers! Post your furry friend nose-deep in I Heard There Was A Secret Chord: Music As Medicine, with the tag @daniellevitinofficial by September 30 and one luck
 
 

I Heard There Was A Secret Chord: Music As Medicine Book Tour 2024

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