Harvey, Alan R. - Music, evolution, and the harmony of souls

'Music, Evolution, and the Harmony of Souls' demonstrates the evolutionary sociobiological importance of music as a driver of cooperative and interactive behaviour throughout human existence, and what this evolutionary imperative means to twenty-first century humanity and beyond, from social and medical/neurological perspectives.

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CONTENTS

1 Introduction: What is music, what is this book about?
2 How the brain processes music
3 Brains and the evolution of Homo sapiens
4 Why do we have music as another communication system?
5 Music, altruism and social cooperation
6 The consequences of owning a modern mind
7 Music, development and education
8 Music, therapy and old age
9 Coda: Homo sapientior?
List of Illustrations