MUS 14.01 Music, Mind, Invention
This course explores how the brain represents, learns, and reacts to music, covering musical ability, preference, reward, emotion, and creativity. Drawing from new results in neuroscience, music cognition, and music informatics, topics include: neural codes for pitch, rhythm, timbre, structure, and style; measuring musical performance, listening, and imagination with EEG and fMRI; brain-computer interfaces for music; and music composition and performance using biofeedback.
Instructor
Casey