CaltechLive! is excited to pick the brain of neuroscientist and opera singer Indre Viskontas as she discusses her book, How Music Can Make You Better, live on Monday, April 12, at 5 p.m. PT. This event is part of the Behind the Book authors series, which facilitates conversations with authors who explore the intersectionality of art, science, and society.
Viskontas will be interviewed by Maia Jasper White, Caltech’s director of chamber music.
For information on how to attend, visit http://events.caltech.edu/.
ABOUT HOW MUSIC CAN MAKE YOU BETTER
How Music Can Make You Better is a fascinating field guide from neuroscientist and opera singer Indre Viskontas that investigates what music is and how it can change us for the better—from deep in our neurons to across our entire society.
Viskontas explains how certain songs can carry us through a tough workout, comfort us after a breakup, or unite 50,000 diverse fans. With insight from renowned musicians, neuroscientists, and authors, she explores how the mind transforms sounds into human experience and how music connects us, heals us, and changes us for the better.
How Music Can Make You Better was published by Chronicle Books in 2019. It can be purchased online and in person at Vroman’s Bookstore or through the publisher or Amazon.com.