Brain stimulation can change how much we enjoy and value music

Enjoyment of music is considered a subjective experience; what one person finds gratifying, another may find irritating. Music theorists have long emphasized that although musical taste is relative, our enjoyment of music, be it classical or heavy metal, arises, among other aspects, from structural features of music, such as chord or rhythm patterns that generate anticipation and expectancy.

Classified as: music, Robert Zatorre, Ernest Mas Herrero, fronto-striatal circuits, TMS, transcranial magnetic stimulation
Published on: 20 Nov 2017
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