{"product_id":"transported-by-elizabeth-margulis-9781836431732","title":"Transported","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor 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’.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom 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 \u003cem\u003eyour parents\u003c\/em\u003e loved at sixteen – \u003cem\u003eTransported\u003c\/em\u003e reveals the compelling new science behind why music is so integral to who we are.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48022146023660,"sku":"9781836431732","price":49.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781836431732-transported.jpg?v=1785288933","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/transported-by-elizabeth-margulis-9781836431732","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}