The Science of Why You Fall in Love With Music

Published: Dec. 24, 2022, 3:18 a.m.

b'This week we talk to cognitive neuroscientist and multi-platinum record producer Susan Rogers about her new book This Is What It Sounds Like: What the Music You Love Says About You. \\n\\nIn this episode: The science behind how we perceive and process music and how it can affect our emotions and sense of self; how our brains develop the ability to process sound and how formal music training can help us become "auditory athletes," or people who can analyze sound on a deeper level; the concept of the "default mode network," a group of brain structures that are active when we are \\u201cin our own heads,\\u201d and how our favorite records can light up this network and create a private, emotional connection with us; and Rogers talks about her time as Prince\\u2019s full-time recording engineer during which she worked on albums like Purple Rain. (!)'