An expanding literature has investigated emotion recognition across visual and auditory
modalities in autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Findings, however, have been highly …

Subcortical brain structures of the limbic system, such as the amygdala, are thought to
decode the emotional value of sensory information. Recent neuroimaging studies, as well as …

There is no end of talk and of wondering about'art'and'the arts.'This book examines a
number of questions about the arts (broadly defined to include all of the arts). Some of these …

This study investigates neural correlates of music-evoked fear and joy with fMRI. Studies on
neural correlates of music-evoked fear are scant, and there are only a few studies on neural …

As demonstrated by many of the chapters in this book, the intimate connections between
emotions and music have multiple facets that have fascinated musicians, scientists, and …

So-called 'naturalistic'stimuli have risen in popularity in cognitive, social and affective
neuroscience over the last 15 years. However, a critical property of these stimuli is frequently …

A growing number of studies have shown a connection between rhythmic processing and
language skill. It has been proposed that domain-general rhythm abilities might help …

The voice is the most direct link we have to others' minds, allowing us to communicate using
a rich variety of speech cues [1, 2]. This link is particularly critical early in life as parents draw …

Hearing is essential to the formation of social relationships and is the principal afferent of
social life. Yet hearing loss, which is one of the most prevalent forms of sensory disability …

As musicians have been shown to have a range of superior auditory skills to non-musicians
(eg, pitch discrimination ability), it has been hypothesized by many researchers that music …