Daniel J. Levitin, James McGill Professor of Psychology and Behavioral Neuroscience at McGill University

Levitin, the author of bestseller “The World in Six Songs,” will be presenting some of what we know about how music affects the brain, how people become musical experts and why we like the music we like. Is musicality genetic or just the product of hard work? Do we like music simply because of repetition? Are musicians’ brains different from everyone else’s? The talk will include musical examples.