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

ABSTRACT:

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 (chord condition), (ii) a simple accompaniment typically used in traditional music text books in elementary school (simple condition), and (iii) an accompaniment with rich and flowery sounds composed by a professional composer (complex condition). Using a PET subtraction technique, we studied changes in regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) in simple minus chord, complex minus simple, and complex minus chord conditions.

Results

The simple minus chord, complex minus simple, and

SUBMITTER: Satoh M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4617427 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature