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Fear across the senses Brain responses to music vocalizations and facial expressions

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Fear across the senses Brain responses to music vocalizations and facial expressions

Long-term music training tunes how the brain temporally binds signals from multiple senses

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Practicing a musical instrument is a rich multisensory experience involving the integration of visual, auditory, and tactile inputs with motor responses. This combined psychophysics-fMRI study used the musician’s brain to investigate how sensory-motor experience molds temporal binding of auditory and visual signals. Behaviorally, musicians exhibited a narrower temporal integration window than nonmusicians for music but … Read more

Pitch perception beyond the traditional existence region of pitch

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“…the perception of musical pitch at high frequencies is not constrained by temporal phase locking in the auditory nerve but may instead stem from higher-level constraints shaped by prior exposure to harmonic sounds.” Humans’ ability to recognize musical melodies is generally limited to pure-tone frequencies below 4 or 5 kHz. This limit coincides with the … Read more

Superior time perception for lower musical pitch explains why bass-ranged instruments lay down musical rhythms

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Michael J. Hove, Céline Marie, Ian C. Bruce, and Laurel J. Trainor PNAS 2014 ; published ahead of print June 30, 2014, http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2014/06/25/1402039111.full.pdf+html   The statement you provided suggests that there may be a relationship between the perception of time and musical pitch, particularly in the context of rhythm perception and bass-ranged instruments. Here’s an … Read more

The Brain, a Secret History, Mind Control

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http://vimeo.com/18608588 “The Brain, a Secret History” is a book written by British journalist and author Ian Sample. The book explores the history of neuroscience, psychology, and the study of the human brain, focusing on key discoveries, breakthroughs, and controversies throughout history. While “The Brain, a Secret History” covers a wide range of topics related to … Read more

Neil Sanders – Your Thoughts Are Not Your Own on Veritas

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GvsY3GeVNM     Neil Sanders is a British author, researcher, and lecturer known for his work on topics related to mind control, mass manipulation, and the influence of media and propaganda on public consciousness. In his book “Your Thoughts Are Not Your Own,” Sanders explores the pervasive influence of psychological operations (psyops), propaganda, and social … Read more

TED Neuroscience Playlist – Human Hacking, Neurosci and Magic

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFc2QSyt_-8&index=32&list=PLa2eSLcHBvK4d4CrPkhIBcGO1D_lJrfk-     It seems like you might be referring to Stuart Palm, a magician who incorporates elements of neuroscience into his performances. Stuart Palm is known for his unique approach to magic, which combines traditional sleight of hand with principles from psychology, neuroscience, and cognitive science to create captivating and thought-provoking illusions. Here are … Read more

God Helmet – Mind Booster of the Paranormal, Michael Persinger, Laurentian Univ

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…reportedly results in the wearer experiencing hallucinations and other similar cognitive responses that, according to Persinger, manifested as visions of God or of being in the presence of God, among other things. If you’re unfamiliar, the God Helmet is a contraption – a helmet, obviously – that facilitates the transmission of low-frequency electromagnetic waves into … Read more

Linguistics as a Window to Understanding the Brain by Steven Pinker

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Steven Pinker – Psychologist, Cognitive Scientist, and Linguist at Harvard University How did humans acquire language? In this lecture, best-selling author Steven Pinker introduces you to linguistics, the evolution of spoken language… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-B_ONJIEcE   “Language as a Window into Human Nature” is a lecture series by Steven Pinker, a cognitive psychologist, linguist, and popular science … Read more

Unlocking Music with Neuroscience: Ardon Shorr

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cswhOCKQZ7Q     Unlocking music with neuroscience is a fascinating area of study that combines the art of music with the science of the brain. Ardon Shorr, among others, has explored how our brains perceive, process, and are affected by music. This interdisciplinary approach seeks to understand not just the emotional and psychological impacts of … Read more

Make your brain smarter: it’s not what you think: Sandra Chapman, Ph.D.

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Sandra Bond Chapman, PhD, founder and leader of the Center for BrainHealth at UT Dallas relates new scientific evidence that you literally can think your brain smarter and healthier. She debunks long-standing beliefs about what smart is and shares… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xh8el8m9mLM     Sandra Bond Chapman, Ph.D., is a cognitive neuroscientist and founder of the Center … Read more

Richard Gill – The Value of Music Education

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Music educator Richard Gill argues the case for igniting the imagination through music and for making our own music. In this talk, he leads the TEDxSydney audience through some surprising illustrations of the relationship between music … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeRus3NVbwE   Richard Gill was an esteemed Australian conductor, music educator, and advocate for music education. Throughout his … Read more

Music and the Brain: Jessica Grahn

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Jessica Grahn, Cognitive Neuroscientist, talks about the power of the human mind and how it can be transformed through music. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDfVsFxJXms     Jessica Grahn, Ph.D., is a cognitive neuroscientist with a special focus on music and the brain. Her research explores how music affects cognitive processes and neural activity, shedding light on why music … Read more