The Oxford Handbook of Music and the Brain
 
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ISBN13:9780192895813
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The Oxford Handbook of Music and the Brain

 
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The Oxford Handbook of Music and the Brain is a groundbreaking compendium of current research on music in the human brain. It brings together an international roster of 54 authors from 13 countries providing an essential guide to this rapidly growing field.

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The study of music and the brain can be traced back to the work of Gall in the 18th century, continuing with John Hughlings Jackson, August Knoblauch, Richard Wallaschek, and others. These early researchers were interested in localizing musicality in the brain and learning more about how music is processed in both healthy individuals and those with dysfunctions of various kinds. Since then, the research literature has mushroomed, especially in the latter part of the 20th and early 21st centuries.

The Oxford Handbook of Music and the Brain is a groundbreaking compendium of current research on music in the human brain. It brings together an international roster of 54 authors from 13 countries providing an essential guide to this rapidly growing field.

The major themes include Music, the Brain, and Cultural Contexts; Music Processing in The Human Brain; Neural Responses to Music; Musicianship and Brain Function; Developmental Issues in Music and the Brain; Music, the Brain, and Health; and the Future. Each chapter offers a thorough review of the current status of research literature as well as an examination of limitations of knowledge and suggestions for future advancement and research efforts.

The book is valuable for a broad readership including neuroscientists, musicians, clinicians, researchers and scholars from related fields but also readers with a general interest in the topic.

The editors of The Oxford Handbook of Music and the Brain have compiled an excellent collection of chapters spanning the breadth of this field. This is a comprehensive volume that addresses both methodological and conceptual issues in the neuroscience of music. This volume would be valuable both as a resource for teaching and research, and provides relevant information for researchers with expertise in this area and those looking for a starting point into the neuroscientific study of music.
Table of Contents:
Section I. Introduction
The Neuroscientific Study of Music: A New Discipline
Section II. Music, the Brain, and Cultural Contexts
Music through the Lens of Cultural Neuroscience
Cultural Distance: A computational approach to exploring cultural influences on music cognition
When extravagance impresses: Recasting esthetics in evolutionary terms
Section III. Music processing in The Human Brain
Cerebral Organization of Music Processing
Network Neuroscience: An Introduction to Graph Theory Network-Based Techniques for Music and Brain Imaging Research
Acoustic structure and musical function: Musical notes informing auditory research
Neural Basis of Rhythm Perception
Neural Basis of Music Perception: Pitch, Harmony, and Timbre
Multisensory Processing in Music
Section IV. Neural Responses to Music: Cognition, Affect, Language
Music and Memory
Music and attention, executive function, and creativity
Neural Correlates of Music and Emotion
Neurochemical Responses to Music
The neuroaesthetics of music: A research agenda coming of age
Music and Language
Section V. Musicianship and Brain Function
Musical Expertise and Brain Structure: The causes and consequences of training
Genomics approaches for studying musical aptitude and related traits
Brain Research in Music Performance
Brain Research in Music Improvisation
Neural mechanisms of musical imagery
Neuroplasticity in Music Learning
Section VI. Development al Issues in Music and the Brain
The Role of Musical Development in Early Language Acquisition
Rhythm, Meter, and Timing: The heartbeat of musical development
Music and the Aging Brain
Music Training and Cognitive Abilities: Associations, Causes, and Consequences
The Neuroscience of Children on the Autism Spectrum with Exceptional Musical Abilities
Section VII. Music, the Brain, and Health
Music and Sensorimotor Functions
Music-Induced Speech and Language Rehabilitation
Neurologic Music Therapy to target Cognitive and Affective Functions
Musical Disorders
When blue turns to grey: the enigma of musician's dystonia
Section VII. The Future
New Horizons for Brain Research in Music