Every Brain Needs Music The Neuroscience of Making and Listening to Music by Larry S. Sherman and Dennis Plies. With Illustrations by Susi B. Davis

 This book was a bit scientific for me at times, but most of it was fascinating, especially for people who play musical instruments. Larry S. Sherman and Dennis Plies explain the amazing effects that playing a musical instrument has on the brain, and how learning new skills can even help the brain develop new cells in adulthood. They also relate the effects of performance on the brain, and they include an excellent section on listening to music, in which they relate a little bit about the history of music.

I was rather disappointed, though, to learn that the 'Mozart Effect' may not exist! I felt that it helped me when I studied, but it may have been a placebo!

I received this free ebook from NetGalley in return for an honest review.

EDITIONHardcoverISBN9780231209106PRICE$32.00 (USD)