Feb 7, 2024
Daniel Levitin is a neuroscientist, cognitive psychologist,
bestselling author and musician whose work encompasses music, the
brain, health, productivity and creativity. He is the Founding Dean
of Arts & Humanities at Minerva University in San Francisco and
Professor Emeritus of Psychology and Neuroscience at McGill
University in Montreal.
He is the author of the best-selling books This Is Your Brain on Music, The World in Six Songs, The Organized Mind, A Field Guide to Lies and Successful Aging (published in the UK as The Changing Mind). He has published more than 300 articles, in publications that include Science, Nature, PNAS, The New Yorker, The Atlantic, and The Wall Street Journal.
As a musician, he has performed with the likes of David Byrne and Sting, has released two solo albums, produced and consulted on albums by artists including Stevie Wonder, Steely Dan and Joni Mitchell, and has been awarded 17 gold and platinum records.