Music is a universal language that can elicit profound emotional and cognitive responses. In
this literature review, we explore the intricate relationship between music and the brain, from …

Music is universal at least partly because it expresses emotion and regulates affect.
Associations between music and emotion have been examined regularly by music …

Emotion-related areas of the brain, such as the medial frontal cortices, amygdala and
striatum are activated during listening to sad or happy music as well as during listening to …

Music listening can be an effective strategy for regulating affect, leading to positive well-
being. However, it is unclear how differences in disposition and personality can impact …

In this article we conclude the main scientific studies into the changes in the bioelectrical
brainwave activity that occur while listening to music. A brainwave spectral analysis, derived …

Misophonia can be characterized both as a condition and as a negative affective
experience. Misophonia is described as feeling irritation or disgust in response to hearing …

Purpose Artificial intelligence (AI) has reached creative industries such as music. Algorithms
now produce high-quality artistic content (eg original songs), for hedo consumption and …

Music is widely known for its ability to evoke emotions. However, assessing specific music-
evoked emotions other than through verbal self-reports has proven difficult. In the present …

Although listening to background music is common, there is no consensus about its effects
on cognitive-task performance. One potential mediating factor that could resolve the …

Music-evoked pleasantness has been extensively reported to be modulated by familiarity.
Nevertheless, while the brain temporal dynamics underlying the process of giving value to …