Daniel Levitin is a neuroscientist and musician who investigates pattern processing in the brain. A professor of psychology, behavioral neuroscience, and music at McGill University, Levitin has served as a consultant for the United States Navy, a producer and audio engineer for artists as varied as Stevie Wonder and Blue Oyster Cult, and the best-selling author of This Is Your Brain on Music, The World in Six Songs, and The Organized Mind.