Music has existed in human societies since prehistory, perhaps because it allows
expression and regulation of emotion and evokes pleasure. In this review, we present …

Music is capable of evoking exceptionally strong emotions and of reliably affecting the mood
of individuals. Functional neuroimaging and lesion studies show that music-evoked …

Musical skills and expertise vary greatly in Western societies. Individuals can differ in their
repertoire of musical behaviours as well as in the level of skill they display for any single …

What happens in our brains when we compose a melody, write a poem, paint a picture, or
choreograph a dance sequence? How is this different from what occurs in the brain when …

The problem of consciousness continues to be a subject of great debate in cognitive
science. Synthesizing decades of research, The Conscious Brain advances a new theory of …

In the first comprehensive study of the relationship between music and language from the
standpoint of cognitive neuroscience, Aniruddh D. Patel challenges the widespread belief …

Establishing the parameters and goals of the new field of mind, brain, and education
science. A groundbreaking work, Mind, Brain, and Education Science explains the new …

Is thought possible without language? Individuals with global aphasia, who have almost no
ability to understand or produce language, provide a powerful opportunity to find out …

Dancing to music involves synchronized movements, which can be at the basic beat level or
higher hierarchical metrical levels, as in a march (groups of two basic beats, one–two–one …