Current advances in the cognitive neuroscience of music
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The study of music perception and cognition is one of the oldest topics in experimental psychology. The last 20 years have seen an increased interest in understanding the functional neuroanatomy of music processing in humans, using a variety of technologies including fMRI, PET, ERP, MEG, and lesion studies. We review current findings in the context of a rich intellectual history of research, organized by the cognitive systems underlying different aspects of human musical behavior. We pay special attention to the perception of components of musical processing, musical structure, laterality effects, cultural issues, links between music and movement, emotional processing, expertise, and the amusias. Current trends are noted, such as the increased interest in evolutionary origins of music and comparisons of music and language. The review serves to demonstrate the important role that music can play in informing broad theories of higher order cognitive processes such as music in humans.
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“Additionally, researchers can study the cognitive neuroscience of lo-fi music in light of the current advances in the neuroscience of music (Levitin & Tirovolas, 2009), and explore lo-fi music through the lens of consumer spirituality (Husemann & Eckhardt, 2019).”
- Authors
- Levitin, D. J., & Tirovolas, A. K.
- Affiliations
- McGill University (CA)
- Corresponding author
- Levitin, Daniel J.
- ORCID
- Levitin, Daniel J.
- Venue
- Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2009-03
- Volume
- 1156
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 211-231
- ISSN
- 0077-8923 (ISSN-L)
- 1749-6632
- OpenAlex
- W2129061731
- Cited by
- 278
- References
- 199
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- FWCI
- 1.23
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- Locations
- Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- eScholarship@McGill (McGill) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neuroscience and Music Perception
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Hemispheric Asymmetry in Neuroscience
- Keywords
- music perception, music cognition, musical structure, hemispheric lateralization, music and movement, music and emotion, musicianship, amusia, evolution of music, music and language
- MeSH terms
- Agnosia, Animals, Auditory Perception, Cognition, Cortical Synchronization, Emotions, Humans, Language, Models, Biological, Movement, Music, Neurosciences
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