Anterior cingulate and medial prefrontal cortex response to systematically controlled tonal dissonance during passive music listening.

ABSTRACT: Several studies have attempted to investigate how the brain codes emotional value when processing music of contrasting levels of dissonance; however, the lack of control over specific musical structural characteristics (i.e., dynamics, rhythm, melodic contour or instrumental timbre), which are known to affect perceived dissonance, rendered results difficult to interpret. To account for this, we used functional imaging with an optimized control of the musical structure to obtain a finer characterization of brain activity in response to tonal dissonance. Behavioral findings supported previous evidence for an association between increased dissonance and negative emotion. Results further demonstrated that the manipulation of tonal dissonance through systematically controlled changes in interva

SUBMITTER: Bravo F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7268082 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature