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Music, Thought, and Feeling
  • Language: en

Music, Thought, and Feeling

Examining the intersection of music, psychology, and neuroscience, this text surveys the rapidly growing field of music cognition and explores its most interesting questions. Assuming minimal background in music or psychology, the book begins with an overview of the major theories on how and when music became a widespread aspect of human behavior. Now in its second edition, the text includes enhanced coverage of music therapy, the most recent theory and research, and improved pedagogy, including enhanced definitions of key terms and a reworked organization of topics.

Music, Thought, and Feeling
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 358

Music, Thought, and Feeling

Music, Thought, and Feeling surveys the interplay among psychology, neuroscience and music. Thompson begins by establishing a foundation in the evolution of music and the building blocks of music. The text then explores: how humans perceive music; the links between music and emotion; whatthe latest neuroimaging techniques tell us about music's effect on the brain; and the psychological processes involved in imagining, composing, and performing music. Written for students of psychology and music alike, Music, Thought, and Feeling promises to become the defining text for thepsychology of music course.

The Science and Psychology of Music
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 447

The Science and Psychology of Music

This book provides a broad introduction to the scientific and psychological study of music, exploring how music is processed by our brains, affects us emotionally, shapes our personal and cultural identities, and can be used in therapeutic and educational contexts. Why are some people tone deaf and others musical savants? What do our musical preferences say about our personality and the culture in which we were raised? Why do certain songs remind us so strongly of particular people, places, or events? How can music be therapeutically used to help those with autism, Parkinson's, and other medical conditions? The Science and Psychology of Music: From Beethoven at the Office to Beyoncé at the ...

Music in the Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 2364

Music in the Social and Behavioral Sciences

This definitive reference resource examines how music affects human beings and their interactions in and with the world. The interdisciplinary nature of the work provides a starting place for students to situate the status of music within the social sciences in fields such as anthropology, communications, psychology, linguistics, sociology, sports, political science and economics, as well as biology and the health sciences. Features: Approximately 450 articles, arranged in A-to-Z fashion and richly illustrated with photographs, provide the social and behavioral context for examining the importance of music in society. Entries are authored and signed by experts in the field and conclude with ...

Psychology of Music
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 563

Psychology of Music

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2013-10-22
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  • Publisher: Elsevier

Approx.542 pages

The Science and Psychology of Music
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 366

The Science and Psychology of Music

This book provides a broad introduction to the scientific and psychological study of music, exploring how music is processed by our brains, affects us emotionally, shapes our personal and cultural identities, and can be used in therapeutic and educational contexts. Why are some people tone deaf and others musical savants? What do our musical preferences say about our personality and the culture in which we were raised? Why do certain songs remind us so strongly of particular people, places, or events? How can music be therapeutically used to help those with autism, Parkinson's, and other medical conditions? The Science and Psychology of Music: From Beethoven at the Office to Beyoncé at the ...

The Aesthetic Mind
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 480

The Aesthetic Mind

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2011-10-13
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  • Publisher: OUP Oxford

The Aesthetic Mind breaks new ground in bringing together empirical sciences and philosophy to enhance our understanding of aesthetics and the experience of art. An eminent international team of experts presents new research in philosophy, psychology, neuroscience, and social anthropology: they explore the roles of emotion, imagination, empathy, and beauty in this realm of human experience, ranging over visual and literary art, music, and dance. Among the questions discussed are: Why do we engage with things aesthetically and why do we create art? Does art or aesthetic experience have a function or functions? Which characteristics distinguish aesthetic mental states? Which skills or abilities do we put to use when we engage aesthetically with an object and how does that compare with non-aesthetic experiences? What does our ability to create art and engage aesthetically with things tell us about what it is to be a human being? This ambitious and far-reaching volume is essential reading for anyone investigating the aesthetic and the artistic.

Handbook of Music and Emotion
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 992

Handbook of Music and Emotion

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2011-03-17
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  • Publisher: OUP Oxford

Music's ability to express and arouse emotions is a mystery that has fascinated both experts and laymen at least since ancient Greece. The predecessor to this book 'Music and Emotion' (OUP, 2001) was critically and commercially successful and stimulated much further work in this area. In the years since publication of that book, empirical research in this area has blossomed, and the successor to 'Music and Emotion' reflects the considerable activity in this area. The Handbook of Music and Emotion offers an 'up-to-date' account of this vibrant domain. It provides comprehensive coverage of the many approaches that may be said to define the field of music and emotion, in all its breadth and dep...

Musical Creativity
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 448

Musical Creativity

This collection initiates a resolutely interdisciplinary research dynamic specifically concerning musical creativity. Creativity is one of the most challenging issues currently facing scientific psychology and its study has been relatively rare in the cognitive sciences, especially in artificial intelligence. This book will address the need for a coherent and thorough exploration. Musical Creativity: Multidisciplinary Research in Theory and Practice comprises seven sections, each viewing musical creativity from a different scientific vantage point, from the philosophy of computer modelling, through music education, interpretation, neuroscience, and music therapy, to experimental psychology. ...

Spatial Biases in Perception and Cognition
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 505

Spatial Biases in Perception and Cognition

Numerous spatial biases influence navigation, interactions, and preferences in our environment. This volume considers their influences on perception and memory.