Music and Emotions in the Brain: Familiarity Matters

The importance of music in our daily life has given rise to an increased number of studies addressing the brain regions involved in its appreciation. Some of these studies controlled only for the familiarity of the stimuli, while others relied on pleasantness ratings, and others still on musical pre...

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Main Authors: Pereira, Carlos Silva, Teixeira, João, Figueiredo, Patrícia, Xavier, João, Castro, São Luís, Brattico, Elvira
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2011
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3217963/