Archive for October, 2008
October 29th, 2008 16:10:33
Modulation of the startle reflex by pleasant and unpleasant music.
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Modulation of the startle reflex by pleasant and unpleasant music.
Int J Psychophysiol. 2008 Jul 23;
Authors: Roy M, Mailhot JP, Gosselin N, Paquette S, Peretz I
The issue of emotional feelings to music is the object of a classic debate in music psychology. Emotivists argue that emotions are really felt in response to music, whereas cognitivists believe that music is only representative of emotions. Psychophysiological recordings of emotional feelings to music might help to resolve the debate, but past studies have failed to show clear and consistent differences between musical excerpts of different emotional valence. Pleasant and unpleasant musical excerpts on the startle eye blink reflex and associated body markers were assessed (such as the corrugator and zygomatic activity, skin conductance level and heart rate). The startle eye blink amplitude was larger and its latency was shorter during unpleasant compared with pleasant music, suggesting that the defensive emotional system was indeed modulated by music. Corrugator activity was also enhanced during unpleasant music, whereas skin conductance level was higher for pleasant excerpts. The startle reflex was the response that contributed the most in distinguishing pleasant and unpleasant music. Taken together, these results provide strong evidence that emotions were felt in response to music, supporting the emotivist stance.
PMID: 18725255 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
October 28th, 2008 7:10:54
Affective spectra, synchronization, and motion: Aspects of the emotional response to music.
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Affective spectra, synchronization, and motion: Aspects of the emotional response to music.
Behav Brain Sci. 2008 Oct;31(5):579
Authors: Bharucha JJ, Curtis M
We propose three extensions of the theory developed by Juslin & Västfjäll (J&V). First, motion should be considered as an additional mechanism. Second, synchronization plays a role in eliciting emotion. And, third, the spectrum of musical affect or feelings is denser and broader than the spectrum of emotions, suggesting an expansion of the scope of the theory beyond emotions.
PMID: 18826704 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
October 27th, 2008 22:10:26
Music to their ears it is not. Tone deafness may be caused by differences in connections between parts of the brain.
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Music to their ears it is not. Tone deafness may be caused by differences in connections between parts of the brain.
Harv Health Lett. 2007 Sep;32(11):6-7
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PMID: 18246629 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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