Tuesday, March 13, 2012

fMRI for Music Analysis

fMRI uses cerebral blood flow to measure activation of different cortical areas. One application for this type of tool is the analysis of cortical responses to music. Researcher Petri Toiviainen from The Finnish Center of Excellence in Interdisciplinary Music Research created this video to show how the brain reacts to Tango music. Notice how points of expectation seem to escalate the response.


The Tango Brain from Petri Toiviainen on Vimeo.

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