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Automatic Processing of Musical Sounds in the Human Brain

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This chapter introduces neurophysiological evidence on the dissociation between unconscious and conscious aspects of musical sound perception. The focus is on research conducted with the event-related potential (GlossaryTerm

ERP

) technique, which allows chronometric investigation of information-processing stages during music listening. Findings suggest that automatic processes are confined to the auditory cortex and might even involve the discrimination of deviations from simple musical scale rules. In turn, voluntary, cognitive processes, likely originating from the inferior prefrontal cortex, are necessary to understand more complex musical rules, such as tonality and harmony. The implications of understanding how and to what extent music is processed below the level of consciousness are discussed in rehabilitation and therapeutic settings.

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Abbreviations

BA44:

Brodmann area 44

CI:

cochlear implant

EEG:

electroencephalogram/electroencephalography

ERAN:

early right anterior negativity

ERP:

event-related potential

fMRI:

functional magnetic resonance imaging

MEG:

magnetoencephalography

MMN:

mismatch negativity

MMNm:

magnetic mismatch negativity

OI:

optical imaging

PET:

positron emission tomography

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    Elvira Brattico

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    Chiara Olcese

  3. Cicero Learning and Cognitive Brain Research Unit, University of Helsinki, 9, 00170, Helsinki, Finland

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Brattico, E., Olcese, C., Tervaniemi, M. (2018). Automatic Processing of Musical Sounds in the Human Brain. In: Bader, R. (eds) Springer Handbook of Systematic Musicology. Springer Handbooks. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-55004-5_22

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