Thursday, October 12, 2006

The power of music

This quote comes from Daniel Levitin, author of the book, This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession.

Wired News: Music Makes Your Brain Happy: "(Research has shown that) if women could choose who they'd like to be impregnated by, they'd choose a rock star. There's something about the rock star's genes that is signaling creativity, flexibility of thinking, flexibility of mind and body, an ability to express and process emotions -- not to mention that (musical talent) signals that if you can waste your time on something that has no immediate impact on food-gathering and shelter, you’ve got your food-gathering and shelter taken care of."

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