News tagged with dissonance
Love of musical harmony is not nature but nurture
Our love of music and appreciation of musical harmony is learnt and not based on natural ability – a new study by University of Melbourne researchers has found.
Neuroscience
Feb 14, 2013 |
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Neuroscientists suggest perception of harmonicity, not beating underlies perception of dissonance
(Medical Xpress)—Researchers from the University of Montreal and New York University suggest in a paper they've had published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, that the perception of har ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 13, 2012 |
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Our preferences change to reflect the choices we make, even three years later
You're in a store, trying to choose between similar shirts, one blue and one green. You don't feel strongly about one over the other, but eventually you decide to buy the green one. You leave the store and a market researcher ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 03, 2012 |
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