Music, the brain, the mind, and the heart

Journal title ECONOMIA E POLITICA INDUSTRIALE
Author/s Victor Ginsburgh, Stephane Ginsburgh
Publishing Year 2014 Issue 2014/1
Language English Pages 21 P. 83-103 File size 71 KB
DOI 10.3280/POLI2014-001005
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The paper draws on the aesthetic theory and on the cognitive neuroscience approach of music, as well as on music history to try to convince Frederic Scherer that he should listen to music composed after Mahler.

Keywords: Cognitive neuroscience of music, philosophy of music, history of music, twentieth century music

Jel codes: Z10, Z11

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Victor Ginsburgh, Stephane Ginsburgh, Music, the brain, the mind, and the heart in "ECONOMIA E POLITICA INDUSTRIALE " 1/2014, pp 83-103, DOI: 10.3280/POLI2014-001005