Revealed more than two millennia ago by Pythagoras, consonance and dissonance (C/D)
are foundational concepts in music theory, perception, and aesthetics. The search for the …

The notion of harmony was first developed in the context of metaphysics before being
applied to the domain of music. However, in recent centuries, the term has often been used …

Music is present in every culture, but the degree to which it is shaped by biology remains
debated. One widely discussed phenomenon is that some combinations of notes are …

Music moves us. Its kinetic power is the foundation of human behaviors as diverse as dance,
romance, lullabies, and the military march. Despite its significance, the music-movement …

Aging is associated with declines in auditory processing including speech comprehension
abilities. Here, we evaluated both brainstem and cortical speech-evoked brain responses to …

Music perception is plausibly constrained by universal perceptual mechanisms adapted to
natural sounds. Such constraints could arise from our dependence on harmonic frequency …

Simultaneous consonance is a salient perceptual phenomenon corresponding to the
perceived pleasantness of simultaneously sounding musical tones. Various competing …

Neuroimaging studies have provided important information regarding how and where pitch
is coded and processed in the human brain. Recordings of the frequency-following …

Major-minor and consonance-dissonance are two profound elements of Western tonal
music, and have strong affective connotations for Western listeners. This review summarizes …

Neuroimaging work has shed light on the cerebral architecture involved in processing the
melodic and harmonic aspects of music. Here, recent evidence is reviewed illustrating that …