Daniel J. Levitin runs the Laboratory for Musical Perception, Cognition and Expertise at McGill University, where he holds the Bell Chair in the Psychology of Electronic Communication. Before becoming a neuroscientist, he worked as a session musician, sound engineer and record producer. He has written extensively both in scientific journals and music trade magazines such as Grammy and Billboard.
"Hiçbir insan konuşmayı ezber yöntemiyle öğrenmemiştir. Bebekler duydukları her kelimeyi ve cümleyi ezberlemezler; bunun yerine kurallar öğrenir ve bu kuralları yeni konuşmaları algılayıp üretirken uygularlar."