Tweet Three basic emotions evoked by Western music affect people everywhere, regardless of culture or habits, a new study shows. People in Africa who’ve never listened to a radio can still pick up on happy, sad, and fearful emotions in Western music, researchers say in the journal Current Biology. These emotions in music can be […]
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New study shows: Three basic emotions evoked by Western music affect people everywhere, regardless of culture or habits,
June 25th, 2012 · No Comments · how the brain works, music and the brain
Western and Chinese Music: Brain Activity
February 26th, 2007 · No Comments · music and the brain
Tweet Have you ever wondered how the brain responds to familiar-sounding Western music, versus unfamiliar music from other cultures, i.e. Chinese music? This is the kind of thing that I think is fascinating and now I’ve recently discovered a great site called www.cognews.com. On this site there was a press release of some very interesting […]
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Music and the EEG
July 7th, 2006 · No Comments · how the brain works, music and the brain
Tweet Did you know that you have electricity in your body and your brain? This is not a theory, it’s a fact! One of the most important medical tests that exists to diagnose brain problems is the EEG. Music and the EEG There have not been many experiments that have looked to see how the […]
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