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Language Of Music And Its Psychophysical Foundations, Marina Korsakova-Kreyn
Language Of Music And Its Psychophysical Foundations, Marina Korsakova-Kreyn
Lander College for Women - The Anna Ruth and Mark Hasten School Publications and Research
Application of music in rehabilitation medicine requires an understanding of the mechanisms of music perception. This article discusses differences in character of the basic melodic elements and addresses some of the specifics of tonal space. Colloquially, music is called the language of emotion. Bearing in mind that high-level cognitive functioning in humans is inseparable from affective consciousness, investigating the mechanisms of emotional processing belongs to an important area of cognitive sciences. Studying music perception can help to advance methods of music therapy and to elucidate major aspects of human consciousness.