Electrophysiological correlates of aesthetic music processing
Subtitle
Comparing experts with laypersons
Publication date
2009-07-24
Document type
Konferenzbeitrag
Author
Organisational unit
Universität Leipzig, Institut für Allgemeine Psychologie
ISSN
Conference
3rd Conference on the Neurosciences and Music ("Neuromusic") - III : disorders and plasticity ; Montreal, Canada ; June 25–28, 2008
Series or journal
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
Periodical volume
1169
Periodical issue
1
First page
355
Last page
358
Part of the university bibliography
Nein
Abstract
We analyzed the processes of making aesthetic judgments of music, focusing on the differences between music experts and laypersons. Sixteen students of musicology and 16 control subjects (also students) judged the aesthetic value as well as the harmonic correctness of chord sequences. Event‐related potential (ERP) data indicate differences between experts and laypersons in making aesthetic judgments at three different processing stages. Additionally, effects of expertise on ERP components that have previously been proven to be sensitive to musical training were replicated. The study thus provides insights into the effects of musical expertise on neural correlates of aesthetic music processing.
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