Sound Richness of Music Might Be Mediated by Color Perception: A PET Study

Objects. We investigated the role of the fusiform cortex in music processing with the use of PET, focusing on the perception of sound richness. Method. Musically naïve subjects listened to familiar melodies with three kinds of accompaniments: (i) an accompaniment composed of only three basic chords...

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Main Authors: Masayuki Satoh, Ken Nagata, Hidekazu Tomimoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Behavioural Neurology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/241804