Cognitive Function, Origin, and Evolution of Musical Emotions

Cognitive function of music, its origin, and evolution has been a mystery until recently. Here we discuss a theory of a fundamental function of music in cognition and culture. Music evolved in parallel with language. The evolution of language toward a semantically powerful tool required freeing from...

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Main Author: Leonid Perlovsky
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Institute of Informatics and Cybernetics 2013-12-01
Series:Journal of Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics
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Online Access:http://www.iiisci.org/Journal/CV$/sci/pdfs/iCK872YO.pdf