Universals in music processing

Catherine J. Stevens, Timothy P. Byron, Susan Hallam, Ian Cross, Michael Thaut

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    Abstract

    In this chapter we outline areas of musical processing that may be universal to humans. Music here refers to temporally structured human activities, social and individual, in the production and perception of sound organized in patterns that convey non-linguistic meaning. Music processing refers to the neural contribution in perception, cognition and production of music.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationThe Oxford Handbook of Music Psychology
    Place of PublicationU.K
    PublisherOxford University Press
    Pages14-23
    Number of pages10
    ISBN (Print)9780199298457
    Publication statusPublished - 2009

    Keywords

    • music
    • perception
    • psychology
    • cognition

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