Music in the brain

In Denmark the formation ‘Music in the Brain group’ headed by Peter Vuust, who holds a joint position as professor at DJM and associate professor at CFIN, Aarhus University, aims at providing neuroscientific research in music that can change the way we play, teach and listen to music. p.vuust


Current research projects within the group:

 

  • Musical communication, improvisation
    and creativity
  • Neural processing of hierarchical structures
    in music
  • Reestablishing speech understanding through musical ear training after Cochlear Implantation
    - a study of the potential of cortical plasticity in the brain
  • Assessing musical potential
  • Music and Emotion - Processing of musical chords in the human brain
  • Musical Learning and Liking
  • Absolute Pitch
  • Why do we play music? Examining the role of dopamine
  • The genetic component of musicality

For further details download: musicinthebrain.pdf and/or visit musicinthebrain.dk

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