# Music as Biology The Tones We Like and Why **Opening (not a real abstract):** Jacket art: Courtesy of Thinkstock Jacket design: Tim Jones 978-0-674-54515-1 (alk. paper) The Library of Congress has cataloged the printed edition as follows: Names: Purves, Dale, author. Title: Music as biology : the tones we like and why / Dale Purves. Identifiers: LCCN 2016020279 Subjects: LCSH: Music—Physiological aspects. | Musical perception. | Music and science. Classification: LCC ML3820 .P87 2017 | DDC 781.1—dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016020279 **Authors:** [[DALE PURVES]]