Sharon Stone with Anderson Cooper
Writers Bloc presents an evening with actress Sharon Stone who discusses her book,
The Beauty of Living Twice, with CNN s Anderson Cooper. In this memoir, Stone discusses her triumphs and disappointments, her struggle to recover from a massive stroke and her charity work for HIV/AIDS causes and poverty and education in Africa. Attendees are asked to support authors and local bookstores by preordering a copy of
The Beauty of Living Twice from Skylight Books.
Singer/songwriter Brandi Carlile (L), with British actress Catherine Shepherd, poses with her awards during the 61st Annual GRAMMY Awards in 2019. (Amanda Edwards/Getty Images)
University of San Francisco professor and neuroscientist Indre Viskontas tells
Complex that the euphoria we experience from music comes from our brain’s reward system, “which is a complex interplay of genetics and environment and experience.” When our brain feels rewarded, we experience elevated dopamine levels, but in order to have that high from a first listen, we have to understand the structural basics of what we’re listening to in order to know
why it’s special. “As a child, your brain develops the ability to extract meaning from sound,” Viskontas says. “And depending on your experiences as a child, you’ll be better or worse at this.”