过去的歌曲可以激起强烈的情感,把人们带回到过去。英国的社会学家、文化评论家和作家蒂法尼·詹金斯女士研究人们欣赏音乐时大脑的状况。詹金斯女士一年夏天游历欧洲时常常能听到《Rhythm Is a Dancer》这首歌,仅听到其中的一部分,深夜和沙滩的景象立刻会浮现在她的脑海中。然而,如果不是这首歌,当她尝试回忆那次假期发生过的事,却任何要紧的事情都不记得。这是大家共同的体会:几十年后,再听同 Past songs can provoke strong emotions and bring people back to the past. The British sociologist, cultural critic and author, Ms. Tiffany Jenkins studied the state of the minds of people who enjoy music. Ms. Jenkins often heard the song “Rhythm Is a Dancer” during one summer’s visit to Europe. Only part of it was heard. Late at night and on the beach were immediately visible in her mind. However, if not the song, when she tried to recall what happened on that holiday, nothing important happened. This is the common understanding of everyone: after decades, listen again