Daniel Levitin
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| '''Daniel Joseph Levitin''', [[Royal Society of Canada|FRSC]] (born December 27, 1957) is an American-Canadian [[cognitive psychologist]], [[neuroscientist]], writer, musician, and record producer. | '''Daniel Joseph Levitin''', [[Royal Society of Canada|FRSC]] (born December 27, 1957) is an American-Canadian [[cognitive psychologist]], [[neuroscientist]], writer, musician, and record producer. | ||
| - | Levitin holds three academic appointments: he is James McGill Professor Emeritus of [[psychology]] and [[behavioral neuroscience]] at [[McGill University]] in [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]], Canada, where he is an Associate member in [[music theory]], [[computer science]], neurology and neurosurgery, and education; Founding Dean of Arts & Humanities at [[Minerva University|The Minerva Schools at KGI]]; and a Distinguished Faculty Fellow at the [[Haas School of Business]], University of California at Berkeley. From 2000 to 2017, he was Director of the Laboratory for Music Perception, Cognition, and Expertise at McGill. has been viewed more than 16 million times. He is an elected [[fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science]], a fellow of the [[Association for Psychological Science]], a fellow of the [[Psychonomic Society]], and a [[fellow of the Royal Society of Canada]] (FRSC). He has appeared frequently as a guest commentator on [[NPR]] and [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]. | + | Levitin holds three academic appointments: he is James McGill Professor Emeritus of [[psychology]] and [[behavioral neuroscience]]. |
| Levitin is the author of four consecutive #1 best-selling books, ''[[This Is Your Brain On Music|This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession]]'' (2006), ''[[The World in Six Songs|The World in Six Songs: How the Musical Brain Created Human Nature]]'' (2008), ''[[The Organized Mind|The Organized Mind: Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload]]'' (2014) and ''[[A Field Guide to Lies: Critical Thinking in the Information Age]]'' (2016). He has published scientific articles on [[absolute pitch]], [[music cognition]], and [[neuroscience]]. | Levitin is the author of four consecutive #1 best-selling books, ''[[This Is Your Brain On Music|This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession]]'' (2006), ''[[The World in Six Songs|The World in Six Songs: How the Musical Brain Created Human Nature]]'' (2008), ''[[The Organized Mind|The Organized Mind: Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload]]'' (2014) and ''[[A Field Guide to Lies: Critical Thinking in the Information Age]]'' (2016). He has published scientific articles on [[absolute pitch]], [[music cognition]], and [[neuroscience]]. | ||
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Daniel Joseph Levitin, FRSC (born December 27, 1957) is an American-Canadian cognitive psychologist, neuroscientist, writer, musician, and record producer.
Levitin holds three academic appointments: he is James McGill Professor Emeritus of psychology and behavioral neuroscience.
Levitin is the author of four consecutive #1 best-selling books, This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession (2006), The World in Six Songs: How the Musical Brain Created Human Nature (2008), The Organized Mind: Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload (2014) and A Field Guide to Lies: Critical Thinking in the Information Age (2016). He has published scientific articles on absolute pitch, music cognition, and neuroscience.
Levitin worked as a music consultant, producer and sound designer on albums by Blue Öyster Cult, Chris Isaak, Joni Mitchell and Joe Satriani among others; produced punk bands including MDC and The Afflicted; and served as a consultant on albums by artists including Steely Dan, Stevie Wonder, and Michael Brook; Records and CDs to which he has contributed have sold in excess of 30 million copies.
