Music in Noise: Neural Correlates Underlying Noise Tolerance in Music-Induced Emotion.

ABSTRACT: Music can be experienced in various acoustic qualities. In this study, we investigated how the acoustic quality of the music can influence strong emotional experiences, such as musical chills, and the neural activity. The music's acoustic quality was controlled by adding noise to musical pieces. Participants listened to clear and noisy musical pieces and pressed a button when they experienced chills. We estimated neural activity in response to chills under both clear and noisy conditions using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). The behavioral data revealed that compared with the clear condition, the noisy condition dramatically decreased the number of chills and duration of chills. The fMRI results showed that under both noisy and clear conditions the supplementary motor area, i

SUBMITTER: Murai S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8564766 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature