The power of music : pioneering discoveries in the new science of song /: pioneering discoveries in the new science of song. (2011)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Elena Mannes ; foreword by Aniruddh D. Patel.
• Other Names: Mannes, Elena
• Contents: The musical body and brain. Feel the sound ; Music plays the body ; The brain plays music ; Is music our genetic birthright? -- The musical self. Agony and ecstasy : how we listen ; Mind-bending notes : can music make us smarter? ; Music speaks ; Why music? -- The resonant world. Whale songs, elephant bands, and dancing birds ; The music of the spheres -- Music Rx. Pain, pills -- or music ; The next wave? ; Beyond the concert hall.
• Publisher Details: New York : Walker & Co
• Publication Date: 2011
• Extent: 1 online resource (xix, 263 pages, [16] pages of plates), illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 781/.11; Music -- General; Music -- Psychological aspects; Music and science; Music and science; Music -- Psychological aspects; Music; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780802778291; 0802778291
• Related ISBNs: 9780802719966; 0802719961
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-251) and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.