Musicophilia : tales of music and the brain /
by Sacks, Oliver.
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BookPublisher: London : Picador, 2008Edition: Rev. and expanded ed.Description: xv, 425 s.ISBN: 9780330418386 (nid.).Subject(s): musiikki -- psykologia | musiikki -- lääketiede | musiikki -- aivotutkimus | musiikki -- fysiologia | musiikkiterapia | musiikintutkimus | musikaalisuus | neurologia | neuropsykologia | kuulovammat | aivovammat | musiikki | psykologia | lääketiede | aivotutkimus | musiikkipsykologia | hjärnskador | hörselskador | musik -- medicin | musik -- hjärnforskning | neurologi | Music -- Psychological aspects | Music -- Physiological aspects | Music therapy | Music -- psychology | Brain -- physiology | Auditory Perception -- physiology | Music Therapy
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| Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| Kulttuuriosuuskunta Uulu | 1 SAC | Käsikirjasto |
Bibliografia: ss. 393-409.
Haunted by music. A bolt from the blue : sudden musicophilia ; A strangely familiar feeling : musical seizures ; Fear of music : musicogenic epilepsy ; Music on the brain : imagery and imagination ; Brainworms, sticky music and catchy tunes ; Musical hallucinations -- A range of musicality. Sense and sensibility : a range of musicality ; Things fall apart : amusia and dysharmonia ; Papa blows his nose in G : absolute pitch ; Pitch imperfect : cochlear amusia ; In living stereo : why we have two ears ; Two thousand operas : musical savants ; An auditory world : music and blindness ; The key of clear green : synesthesia and music -- Memory, movement, and music. In the moment : music and amnesia ; Speech and song : aphasia and music therapy ; Accidental davening : dyskinesia and cantillation ; Come together : music and Tourette's Syndrome ; Keeping time : rhythm and movement ; Kinetic melody: Parkinson's disease and music therapy -- Phantom fingers: the case of the one-armed pianist ; Athletes of the small muscles : musician's dystonia -- Emotion, identity, and music. Awake and asleep : musical dreams ; Seduction and indifference ; Lamentations : music, madness, and melancholia ; The case of Harry S. : music and emotion ; Irrepressible : music and the temporal lobes ; A hypermusical species : Williams Syndrome ; Music and identity : dementia and music therapy
Preface -- Part I : Haunted by Music -- 1. A Bolt from the Blue : Sudden Musicophilia -- 2. A Strangely Familiar Feeling : Musical Seizures -- 3. Fear of Music : Musicogenic Epilepsy -- 4. Music on the Brain : Imagery and Imagination -- 5. Brain Worms, Sticky Music and Catchy Tunes -- 6. Musical Hallucinations -- Part II : A Range of Musicality -- 7. Sense and Sensibility : A Range of Musicality -- 8. Things Fall Apart : Amusia and Dysharmonia -- 9. Papa Blows his Nose in G : Absolute Pitch -- 10. Pitch Imperfect : Cochlear Amusia -- 11. In Living Stereo : Why We Have Two Ears -- 12. Two Thousand Operas : Musical Savants -- 13. An Auditory World : Musicality and Blindness --14. The Key of Clear Green : Synesthesia and Music -- Part III : Memory, Movement, and Music -- 15. In the Moment : Music and Amnesia -- 16. Speech and Song : Aphasia and Music Therapy -- 17. Accidental Davening : Dyskinesia and Cantillation -- 18. Come Together : Music and Tourette's Syndrome -- 19. Keeping Time : Rhythm and Movement -- 20. Kinetic Melody : Parkinson's Disease and Music Therapy -- 21. Phantom Fingers : The Case of the One-Armed Pianist -- 22. Athletes of the Small Muscles : Musician's Dystonia -- Part IV : Emotion, Identity, and Music -- 23. Awake and Asleep : Musical Dreams -- 24. Seduction and Indifference -- 25. Lamentations : Music, Madness, and Melancholia -- 26. The Case of Harry S. : Music and Emotion -- 27. Irrepressible : Music and the Temporal Lobes -- 28. A Hypermusical Species : Williams Syndrome -- 29. Music and Identity : Dementia and Music Therapy -- Acknowledgments -- Bibliography -- Index.