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The neural roots of music

Journal article

The neural roots of music

Abstract

Laurel Trainor explains how the emotional power of music depends on the structure of the ear, and on our basic encoding of information.

Authors

Trainor L

Journal

Nature, Vol. 453, No. 7195, pp. 598–599

Publisher

Springer Nature

Publication Date

May 29, 2008

DOI

10.1038/453598a

ISSN

0028-0836

Associated Experts

Laurel Trainor

Professor, Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour

Labels

Fields of Research (FoR)

4201 Allied Health and Rehabilitation Science 3603 Music 42 Health Sciences 36 Creative Arts and Writing

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)

Adult Animals Auditory Perception Biological Evolution Brain Child Dancing Ear Emotions Hearing Humans Infant Music Pitch Perception Rats Vestibule, Labyrinth

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