Daniel Levitin

Author of This Is Your Brain On Music & The Organized Mind. Founding Dean at Minerva University. Professor Emeritus at McGill University.

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A nice thought piece by Elizabeth Margulis on the 20-year anniversary of This Is Your Brain on Music.

https://t.co/rY7bIBIwbi

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Now is the perfect time to purchase the audiobook version of "I Heard There Was a Secret Chord." Enjoy this discount through May 5, 2026.

60% OFF I Heard There Was a Secret Chord: Music as Medicine https://t.co/Fd1Pp2rtFX

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@MbarkCherguia Two people went. The couple went for a picnic. Don’t assume anyone else went. I’m an MIT alum.

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This week marks the 3-year anniversary of Catching A Ride Into Town, co-created with J.D. Buhl. Grateful to everyone who’s listened and shared it—and thanks to @DistroKid for putting it into your hands, on your phones, and in your earbuds.

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Last month, I spoke at the Rancho Mirage Writers Festival. The festival has since published my conversation with David Zippel on curiosity. Watch here: https://t.co/ws8Cm45M3x

[Dr Rangan Chatterjee @drchatterjeeuk]

This weeks new podcast episode is a meeting of two worlds that have shaped my life: music and medicine.

Music has always meant a huge amount to me. I’ve sung and played multiple instruments since I was a boy, and some of my happiest moments have been on stage or simply lost in a song. Even if you don’t play yourself, you probably know what I mean.

So I was genuinely excited to sit down with Dr @danlevitin . Dan is not only a neuroscientist, he’s also a musician and former record producer, so he understands both the art and the science of music.

What struck me most in this conversation is how rarely music was ever discussed as a therapeutic tool in my medical training. We talked about drugs, nutrition, exercise and lifestyle, but rarely about music. Yet the more I’ve learned, the clearer it’s become that music may be one of the most powerful, accessible forms of healing we have.

Even when people with Alzheimer’s become withdrawn or unresponsive, a few songs from their youth can sometimes help them re-engage with the world. They can speak again, move again, and reconnect with themselves in a way that words alone often can’t achieve.

It made me think differently about my own guitar playing. As not just a hobby, but as something genuinely important for my wellbeing. And you can too. Sometimes feeling better isn’t complicated. It might be as simple as pressing play.

Listen now to episode 623 of my 'Feel Better, Live More' podcast

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I Heard There Was a Secret Chord is now #7 in San Francisco 📖

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Following the sad passing of my friend @BobWeir, a magazine article I wrote a few years back was just reposted. I hope you enjoy it and remember him as fondly as I do. https://t.co/sG1TX6VMEW

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📣The paperback edition of "Music as Medicine" is out now!

Get your copy here: https://t.co/si8FhXIwiX

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A little holiday gift for you 🎁

Enjoy 50% off the audiobook of I Heard There Was a Secret Chord—available now through 1/1/26.

https://t.co/oFOhGFLrk3

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Celebrating the 4 year anniversary of my second solo album, sex & math.
Graham Nash's favorite track was " 'Til You Come Back." Joni Mitchell's favorite is "Headed for the Fall."
What's yours? (If you all tell me yours, I'll tell you mine.)

Stream now: https://t.co/idJcpV3AWq

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Thanks to Nick Thompson and the Kepler Literary Foundation for a great event at Kepler's Bookstore in Menlo Park, CA discussing Nick's amazing new book, "The Running Ground."

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My latest track “I Think I’m Through with Love” is out now!

Listen on YouTube: https://t.co/BlpidzXQXn

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The Canadian paperback edition of I Heard There Was a Secret Chord is out now!

📚Get your copy here: https://t.co/fZclRVyOvY

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Don't miss Nicholas Thompson and Daniel J. Levitin in conversation discussing The Running Ground.

📍 Kepler's Books, Menlo Park, CA
📅 Saturday, November 22 at 4pm

🎟️ Tickets available now:
https://t.co/LMxy8CtpdH

[Mike Scott @MickPuck]

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The Canadian paperback of I Heard There Was a Secret Chord is now available for pre-order! Release: Nov 25th.
🎁 Comment to win 1 of 2 signed copies!

Reserve your copy:
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Thanks to @SSHRC_CRSH for featuring my work on how the songs we love may hold the brain’s most powerful healing potential. https://t.co/woip7npEZt

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Big thanks to the Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute at Stanford for the thoughtful conversation on music, the mind, and everything in between.

🎧 Listen now: https://t.co/U2rbJ0rRbz

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Why Beethoven is good for your brain https://t.co/G9vxFLeSoT via @ft