Music, Thought, and Feeling

Music, Thought, and Feeling surveys the interplay among psychology, neuroscience and music. Thompson begins by establishing a foundation in the evolution of music and the building blocks of music. The text then explores: how humans perceive music; the links between music and emotion; what the latest neuroimaging techniques tell us about music's effect on the brain; and the psychological processes involved in imagining, composing, and performing music. Written for students of psychologyand music alike, Music, Thought, and Feeling promises to become the defining text for the psychology of music course.