Atonal Music: Can Uncertainty Lead to Pleasure?

In recent years, the field of neuroaesthetics has gained considerable attention with music being a favored object of study. The majority of studies concerning music have, however, focused on the experience of Western tonal music (TM), which is characterized by tonal hierarchical organization, a high...

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Main Authors: Iris Mencke, Diana Omigie, Melanie Wald-Fuhrmann, Elvira Brattico
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroscience
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnins.2018.00979/full