'Elegant and accessible.' Daniel J. Levitin, author of This Is Your Brain on Music
But why is it so evocative? There's no logical reason why a rousing, percussive tune should invoke swashbuckling pirates, or a slow melody on the flute remind you of a summer day from childhood. And yet, as research shows, it consistently does - and what's more, if you hear pirates, others likely hear pirates as well.
For all that listening to music can feel like an intensely subjective experience, it holds objective, measurable power over the way our brains function. Exploring the strange and magical science of music perception, musician and psychologist Elizabeth Margulis examines the nature of 'musical daydreams'. From the intense link between music and memory (music is more likely to prompt Proustian-style flashbacks than food, madeleines or otherwise) to why you keep returning to the music you loved at sixteen - and for that matter, the music your parents loved at sixteen - Transported reveals the compelling new science behind why music is so integral to who we are.
'Timely... there couldn't be a better moment to explore the power of music to free our minds, inspire our imaginations, and awaken lost memories.' Renée Fleming
'Fascinating... Her book is the message in a bottle, urging us to connect more deeply with our inattention.' Wall Street Journal
| ISBN: | 9781836431732 |
| Publication date: | 11th June 2026 |
| Author: | Elizabeth Hellmuth Margulis |
| Publisher: | Oneworld an imprint of Oneworld Publications |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 240 pages |
| Genres: |
Cognitive and behavioural neuroscience Neurosciences Popular psychology Theory of art Theory of music and musicology Physiological and neuro-psychology, biopsychology Psychology: emotions Cognition and cognitive psychology |
'Elegant and accessible.' Daniel J. Levitin, author of This Is Your Brain on Music
But why is it so evocative? There's no logical reason why a rousing, percussive tune should invoke swashbuckling pirates, or a slow melody on the flute remind you of a summer day from childhood. And yet, as research shows, it consistently does - and what's more, if you hear pirates, others likely hear pirates as well.
For all that listening to music can feel like an intensely subjective experience, it holds objective, measurable power over the way our brains function. Exploring the strange and magical science of music perception, musician and psychologist Elizabeth Margulis examines the nature of 'musical daydreams'. From the intense link between music and memory (music is more likely to prompt Proustian-style flashbacks than food, madeleines or otherwise) to why you keep returning to the music you loved at sixteen - and for that matter, the music your parents loved at sixteen - Transported reveals the compelling new science behind why music is so integral to who we are.
'Timely... there couldn't be a better moment to explore the power of music to free our minds, inspire our imaginations, and awaken lost memories.' Renée Fleming
'Fascinating... Her book is the message in a bottle, urging us to connect more deeply with our inattention.' Wall Street Journal
Transported features in the following genres: Cognitive and behavioural neuroscience, Neurosciences, Popular psychology, Theory of art, Theory of music and musicology, Physiological and neuro-psychology, biopsychology, Psychology: emotions, Cognition and cognitive psychology
Transported is available in Hardback
Transported was written by Elizabeth Hellmuth Margulis and published by Oneworld an imprint of Oneworld Publications
Transported has 240 pages
£19.80