MUSS1111 Cognitive Research and Neuroscience of Music II (5 cr)
Study level:
Advanced studies
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
English
Responsible organisation:
Department of Music, Art and Culture Studies
Curriculum periods:
2017-2018, 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Description
Content
The course is a survey on the main sub-fields of music perception, cognitive and neuroscience research. In the first half of the course, lectures will cover the basics of sound wave propagation, the auditory system, sound localization, loudness and pitch perception, auditory stream segregation, and rhythm perception. The second half will focus on music and neuroscience, in which the major brain research methods used to study music processing will be covered.
Completion methods
Lectures, group work, demonstrations, private study, written assignments, exam, group presentations. More detailed information will be given in syllabus.
Assessment details
Active participation, pass (exam).
Evaluation criteria will be given in the beginning of the course.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course the student is able to:
Describe main research areas and key findings in music perception research
• Understand key issues that govern the cognitive processes involved in music perception and production
• Understand the basics of main methodologies used to study music perception
• Describe the workings of the auditory system and how music is processed in the brain
• When available students will gain first-hand experience in conducting an EEG experiment and learn how brain responses related to sound processing can be extracted from EEG data.
Describe main research areas and key findings in music perception research
• Understand key issues that govern the cognitive processes involved in music perception and production
• Understand the basics of main methodologies used to study music perception
• Describe the workings of the auditory system and how music is processed in the brain
• When available students will gain first-hand experience in conducting an EEG experiment and learn how brain responses related to sound processing can be extracted from EEG data.
Study materials
- Schnupp, I. Nelken, & A. King (2012). Auditory Neuroscience: Making Sense of Sound. MIT Press: Cambridge, MA.
- W. F. Thompson (2009). Music, thought, and feeling. Understanding the psychology of music. OUP: New York.
- P.R. Cook (ed). (1999). Music cognition and computerized sound. An introduction to psychoacoustics. The MIT Press: Cambridge, MA.
- W. F. Thompson (2009). Music, thought, and feeling. Understanding the psychology of music. OUP: New York.
- P.R. Cook (ed). (1999). Music cognition and computerized sound. An introduction to psychoacoustics. The MIT Press: Cambridge, MA.
Literature
- Cook, P. R. (1999). Music, cognition, and computerized sound: An introduction to psychoacoustics. Elektroninen aineisto.; ISBN: 0262032562 9780262531900
- Thompson, W. F. (2009). Music, thought, and feeling: Understanding the psychology of music.; ISBN: 978-0-19-537707-1 978-0-19-514085-9
- Schnupp, J., Nelken, I., & King, A. (2011). Auditory neuroscience: Making sense of sound. Elektroninen aineisto.; Painettu: 9780262113182 ISBN: 9780262289757
Completion methods
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