About This Video

Music has a measurable physiological and neurological effect on us. But how much does the context of a musical experience change that effect? Here, musical artist Bobby McFerrin—joined by psychologist Daniel Levitin and neuroscientist Lawrence Parsons—explores this connection between music, context, and perception through one of his own life-altering experiences.

Image courtesy of Niall Kennedy; Recorded June 2009; Posted April 2011