What makes a distant oboe's wail beautiful? Why do some kinds of music lift us to ecstasy, but not others? How can music make sense to an ear and brain evolved for detecting the approaching lion or tracking the unsuspecting gazelle? Lyrically interweaving discoveries from science, psychology, music theory, paleontology, and philosophy, Robert Jourdian brilliantly examines why music speaks to us in ways that words cannot, and why we form such powerful connections to it. In clear, understandable language, Jourdian expertly guides the reader through a continuum of musical experience: sound, tone, melody, harmony, rhythm, composition, performance, listening, understanding--and finally to ecstasy. Along the way, a fascinating cast of characters brings Jourdian's narrative to vivid life: "idiots savants" who absorb whole pieces on a single hearing, composers who hallucinate entire compositions, a psychic who claims to take dictation from long-dead composers, and victims of brain damage who can move only when they hear music. Here is a book that will entertain, inform, and stimulate everyone who loves music--and make them think about their favorite song in startling new ways.What makes a distant oboe's wail beautiful? Why do some kinds of music lift us to ecstasy, but not others? How can music make sense to an ear and brain evolved for detecting the approaching lion or tracking the unsuspecting gazelle? Lyrically interweaving discoveries from science, psychology, music theory, paleontology, and philosophy, Robert Jourdian brilliantly examines why music speaks to us in ways that words cannot, and why we form such powerful connections to it. In clear, understandable language, Jourdian expertly guides the reader through a continuum of musical experience: sound, tone, melody, harmony, rhythm, composition, performance, listening, understanding--and finally to ecstasy. Along the way, a fascinating cast of characters brings Jourdian's narrative to vivid life: idiots savants who absorb whole pieces on a single hearing, composers who hallucinate entire compositions, a psychic who claims to take dictation from long-dead composers, and victims of brain damage who can move only when they hear music. Here is a book that will entertain, inform, and stimulate everyone who loves music--and make them think about their favorite song in startling new ways.
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说实话,我一开始对这本书的期待并不高,只是抱着了解一些音乐与大脑关系的浅薄念头。然而,这本书的深度和广度彻底颠覆了我的认知。它不仅仅是关于大脑和音乐的机械连接,更是一次关于人类体验的深刻探索。作者的文字充满了智慧的光芒,他将复杂的科学研究成果,用一种极其个人化和感性的方式呈现出来。我特别欣赏他对于“狂喜”这个概念的解读,以及音乐如何触发这种体验。那些关于音乐如何让我们产生共鸣,如何建立社会联系的讨论,让我受益匪浅。我曾经以为音乐只是个人的享受,但这本书让我明白,它更是连接你我,连接过去和未来的纽带。作者在探讨音乐的普适性时,引用了大量的跨文化研究,让我看到了音乐在人类文明中的核心地位。这种宏大的视角,让我对音乐的理解上升到了一个新的高度。读完这本书,我感觉自己仿佛经历了一场精神的洗礼,对音乐、对生活、对人类自身都有了更深刻的洞察。
评分这是一本需要反复品味的著作。它不是那种读完就丢的书,而是一本会让你时常回味,并且每次都能从中发现新东西的书。作者的论述严谨而富有逻辑,但同时又充满了艺术的感染力。他就像一位技艺精湛的音乐家,用文字奏响了一曲关于大脑和音乐的交响乐。我尤其喜欢他对音乐的“记忆”和“预期”功能的解读,这让我恍然大悟,原来那些曾经熟悉的老歌,不仅仅是旋律,更是承载了我无数回忆的时光胶囊。作者在分析音乐为何能触动我们的情绪时,引入了许多神经科学的最新发现,并将它们解释得非常透彻。我特别注意到他关于音乐对大脑可塑性的影响的章节,这让我对音乐学习和音乐疗法有了全新的认识。这本书的价值不仅仅在于它提供了多少科学知识,更在于它激发了我对音乐更深层次的思考。它让我明白,音乐不仅仅是声音的组合,更是人类情感、记忆和体验的载体。
评分天哪,我简直不敢相信我花了整整一周才读完这本书,而且还不是那种一口气读完就能领略其精髓的书。它就像一个巨大的宝藏,每一页都埋藏着令人惊叹的洞见,需要你慢慢挖掘。我原本以为这会是一本关于音乐心理学的枯燥学术著作,但事实完全出乎我的意料。作者的笔触既充满了科学的严谨,又饱含着诗意的浪漫。他在探讨大脑如何处理音乐时,描绘的画面感十足,仿佛我能亲眼看到神经元在跳跃,化学物质在激荡,最终汇聚成那股直击灵魂的震撼。尤其是关于音乐如何唤起我们最深层情感的那几章,简直是神来之笔。那些复杂的科学理论被他解读得如此通俗易懂,甚至带有一丝哲学的韵味。读到“多巴胺的瀑布”和“内啡肽的回响”时,我真的忍不住在脑海里一遍又一遍地回放那些让我心潮澎湃的旋律,去感受它们是如何在我的身体里引发一场盛大的庆典。我甚至开始重新审视自己对音乐的理解,那些曾经以为只是“好听”的旋律,现在在我眼中都拥有了更深邃的意义。这本书绝对是我近期阅读中最有启发性的一本,它让我重新认识了音乐,也重新认识了我自己。
评分这本书的结构设计得极其巧妙,仿佛精心编织的一幅挂毯,每一根丝线都紧密相连,共同呈现出一幅宏大的画卷。作者在开头就抛出了一个引人入胜的论点,然后循序渐进地展开,如同剥洋葱一样,层层深入,直至揭示最核心的奥秘。我尤其喜欢他对不同音乐流派的分析,从古典到流行,从爵士到摇滚,他都能找到音乐背后共通的科学原理,并将其与人类的情感体验巧妙地联系起来。读到关于音乐节奏如何影响我们生理节律的章节时,我更是惊叹不已,原来那些不经意的摆动和点头,背后竟然有如此精密的生理机制在运作。作者并没有简单地罗列事实,而是通过大量生动有趣的例子,将抽象的科学概念具象化。例如,他用一个简单的比喻解释了大脑如何识别音乐中的模式,让我瞬间豁然开朗。这本书更像是一场思想的探险,引导读者穿越大脑的迷宫,去发现音乐的魔力是如何被科学所解释的。我从未想过,一个如此科学的主题,也能被写得如此引人入胜,甚至带有一丝奇幻色彩。
评分这本书带来的不仅仅是知识,更是一种全新的视角。它彻底改变了我对音乐的看法,也让我对大脑这个神秘的器官充满了敬畏。作者的写作风格非常独特,他能够将最前沿的科学研究,以一种引人入胜的方式呈现给读者,而且毫不枯燥。我特别喜欢他对于音乐“进化”意义的探讨,这让我明白了为何音乐在人类社会中扮演着如此重要的角色。他对于音乐如何影响我们的行为和决策的分析,更是让我大开眼界。我从未想过,一个简单的音符,背后竟然蕴含着如此复杂的科学原理和心理机制。作者在书中引用了大量的研究数据和案例,但他的解读却充满了人文关怀,让人读来丝毫不觉得生硬。我尤其欣赏他对音乐“纯粹乐趣”的赞美,以及对那些让我们产生“共鸣”的旋律的深入剖析。这本书让我更加珍惜与音乐相关的每一个瞬间,也让我对未来音乐的可能性充满了期待。
评分Ambitious work covering almost all aspects of human reception of music, the second half is a little repetitive, I have probably spent too much time trying to finish it.
评分Ambitious work covering almost all aspects of human reception of music, the second half is a little repetitive, I have probably spent too much time trying to finish it.
评分Ambitious work covering almost all aspects of human reception of music, the second half is a little repetitive, I have probably spent too much time trying to finish it.
评分Ambitious work covering almost all aspects of human reception of music, the second half is a little repetitive, I have probably spent too much time trying to finish it.
评分Ambitious work covering almost all aspects of human reception of music, the second half is a little repetitive, I have probably spent too much time trying to finish it.
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