Music is a universal feature of human societies, partly owing to its power to evoke strong
emotions and influence moods. During the past decade, the investigation of the neural …

Musical training has emerged as a useful framework for the investigation of training-related
plasticity in the human brain. Learning to play an instrument is a highly complex task that …

Music has existed in human societies since prehistory, perhaps because it allows
expression and regulation of emotion and evokes pleasure. In this review, we present …

A comprehensive survey of the latest neuroscientific research into the effects of music on the
brain Covers a variety of topics fundamental for music perception, including musical syntax …

Music is capable of evoking exceptionally strong emotions and of reliably affecting the mood
of individuals. Functional neuroimaging and lesion studies show that music-evoked …

Is thought possible without language? Individuals with global aphasia, who have almost no
ability to understand or produce language, provide a powerful opportunity to find out …

Musical training has been shown to positively influence linguistic abilities. To follow the
developmental dynamics of this transfer effect at the preattentive level, we conducted a …

Musical emotions, such as happiness and sadness, have been investigated using
instrumental music devoid of linguistic content. However, pop and rock, the most common …

We used a multimethod approach to investigate the neuroanatomical correlates of
musicianship and absolute pitch (AP). Cortical thickness measures, interregional …

Tension and suspense are powerful emotional experiences that occur in a wide variety of
contexts (eg, in music, film, literature, and everyday life). The omnipresence of tension and …