Brain and Music

A comprehensive survey of the latest neuroscientific research into the effects of music on the brain
* Covers a variety of topics fundamental for music perception, including musical syntax, musical semantics, music and action, music and emotion
* Includes general introductory chapters to engage a broad readership, as well as a wealth of detailed research material for experts
* Offers the most empirical (and most systematic) work on the topics of neural correlates of musical syntax and musical semantics
* Integrates research from different domains (such as music, language, action and emotion both theoretically and empirically, to create a comprehensive theory of music psychology