Music is used to regulate mood and arousal in everyday life and to promote physical and
psychological health and well-being in clinical settings. However, scientific inquiry into the …

The present study is focused on a review of the current state of investigating music-evoked
emotions experimentally, theoretically and with respect to their therapeutic potentials. After a …

Music in the Human Experience: An Introduction to Music Psychology, Second Edition, is
geared toward music students yet incorporates other disciplines to provide an explanation …

Families are central to the social and emotional development of youth, and most families
engage in musical activities together, such as listening to music or talking about their favorite …

The human species possesses two complementary, yet distinct, universal communication
systems—language and music. Functional imaging studies have revealed that some core …

Music is an integral part of the cultural heritage of all known human societies, with the
capacity for music perception and production present in most people. Researchers generally …

Music can be seen as a model system for understanding gene× environment interactions
and how these can influence neurocognitive development. The concept of musicality …

Advances in molecular technologies make it possible to pinpoint genomic factors associated
with complex human traits. For cognition and behaviour, identification of underlying genes …

Involuntary semantic memories are a new topic in psychology. Initial research has
suggested that musical memories are a dominant type of involuntary memory. Interestingly …

Humans have developed the perception, production and processing of sounds into the art of
music. A genetic contribution to these skills of musical aptitude has long been suggested …