Music is a universal feature of human societies, partly owing to its power to evoke strong
emotions and influence moods. During the past decade, the investigation of the neural …

Human interaction often requires simultaneous precision and flexibility in the coordination of
rhythmic behaviour between individuals engaged in joint activity, for example, playing a …

Music comprises a diverse category of cognitive phenomena that likely represent both the
effects of psychological adaptations that are specific to music (eg, rhythmic entrainment) and …

In his new book, eminent psychologist-Daniel Stern, author of the classic'The interpersonal
world of the infant', explores the hitherto neglected topic of'vitality'-that is, the force or power …

Musical Creativities in Practice explores the social and the cultural contexts in which
creativity in music occurs. It begins by considering what constitutes creativity-taking a cross …

The great saxophonist Charlie Parker once proclaimed" if you don't live it, it won't come out
of your horn". This quote has often been used to explain the hedonistic lifestyle of many jazz …

In this article, I sketch an enactive account of autism. For the enactive approach to cognition,
embodiment, experience, and social interaction are fundamental to understanding mind and …

Why is music so important to most of us? How does music help us both in our everyday lives,
and in the more specialist context of music therapy? This book suggests a new way of …

Music perception involves acoustic analysis, auditory memory, auditory scene analysis,
processing of interval relations, of musical syntax and semantics, and activation of (pre) …

Importance Music therapy may facilitate skills in areas affected by autism spectrum disorder
(ASD), such as social interaction and communication. Objective To evaluate effects of …