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Seth S. Horowitz

The Universal Sense: How Hearing Shapes the Mind Copertina flessibile – 21 novembre 2013

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Every day, we are beset by millions of sounds-ambient ones like the rumble of the train and the hum of air conditioner, as well as more pronounced sounds, such as human speech, music, and sirens. How do we know which sounds should startle us, which should engage us, and which should turn us off?

Why do we often fall asleep on train rides or in the car? Is there really a musical note that can make you sick to your stomach? Why do city folks have trouble sleeping in the country, and vice versa?In this fascinating exploration, research psychologist and sound engineer Seth Horowitz shows how our sense of hearing manipulates the way we think, consume, sleep, and feel.

Starting with the basics of the biology, Horowitz explains why we hear what we hear, and in turn, how we've learned to manipulate sound: into music, commercial jingles, car horns, and modern inventions like cochlear implants, ultrasound scans, and the mosquito ringtone. Combining the best parts of This is Your Brain on Music and The Emotional Brain, this book gives new insight into what really makes us tick.

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320 pagine
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Inglese
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Bloomsbury USA
Data di pubblicazione

21 novembre 2013
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15.49 x 2.21 x 20.83 cm
ISBN-10

1608198839
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978-1608198832
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[The Universal Sense], about the way hearing shapes the 'evolution, development, and day-to-day function of the mind,' can be genuinely poetic. It is also laced with humor. Horowitz says he attempted less a text than a venue for imparting 'wonder.' He succeeds, unearthing one little-known gem after another. (Publishers Weekly (starred review))

The Universal Sense is a wonderful book. Beautiful prose. Clear exposition. Fascinating topic. Your ideas about sound and silence will forever be changed. (Joseph LeDoux, author of The Emotional Brain)

Reading The Universal Sense, I found myself pricking my ears, suddenly aware like never before of the acoustic waves washing over me every moment of the day. (Carl Zimmer)

For anyone who has pondered the impact of heavy metal on the mind, sonic canons on the enemy, or 'brown noise' on the bowels, here is a feast: the first authoritative, scientific look at humans' relationship to sound. Seth Horowitz is as engaging as he is knowledgeable, and he brings the fruits of his own research and results to general audiences for the first time. So listen up. (Douglas Rushkoff, author of Program or Be Programmed)

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"A must-read for people with ears."--Mary Roach

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Editore ‏ : ‎ Bloomsbury USA; Reprint edizione (21 novembre 2013)
Lingua ‏ : ‎ Inglese
Copertina flessibile ‏ : ‎ 320 pagine
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1608198839
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1608198832
Peso articolo ‏ : ‎ 295 g
Dimensioni ‏ : ‎ 15.49 x 2.21 x 20.83 cm

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S. Tworowski

I couldn't finish it

Recensito nel Regno Unito 🇬🇧 il 29 gennaio 2014

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It's there, in my library but... I couldn't finish it... It lost my interest quite quickly. I'll give it a second chance in a while though.

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Four Stars

Recensito nel Regno Unito 🇬🇧 il 16 febbraio 2016

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This is good edutainment!

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little a

Easy to read and informative

Recensito in Germania 🇩🇪 il 8 novembre 2012

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Lots of information presented in an easy-to-read and easy-to-understand way (like the professor who always wins the teaching prizes). The author makes a very good case that hearing is actually the most important sense in the vertebrate world, and he presents some interesting bat research to back it up. But it's not all about bats! This is a very good introduction to the research world of hearing: how research is done, what kind of tools are used, what results there have been so far, and what is still left to discover.

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R9

A must read. I hope renowned universities add it to their curriculum.

Recensito in Canada 🇨🇦 il 6 agosto 2018

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A book highly recommended

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PJ

popular science, great overview, interesting details

Recensito negli Stati Uniti 🇺🇸 il 8 gennaio 2014

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This book covers quite a wide range of very specific scientific information in auditory neuroscience/acoustics/psychology. It's basically meant to be a 'reading documentary'. The info I've found most interesting were:
-changes in the hearing system from tadpole to adult frog
-sopite syndrome
-Hebbian plasticity
In addition to these information, the author brings in personal experiences, aka "pet projects" that he and his wife undertook as they relate to perception of sound. It's been a tremendously fun read and it's not hard to put down and read at different times. It also always amazes me that people with specialized background could venture into more interdisciplinary research quests. The author thus tackles stories from amphibian auditory system to military research in non-atmospheric acoustics...It's a fun read.

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