'Sometimes It's Delightful When We're Wrong': Northeastern University
January 18, 2020
January 18, 2020
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 18 -- Northeastern University issued the following news:
On the most basic cognitive level, music is a guessing game, and our enjoyment of it hinges on whether we can predict what's coming next. When the notes rise and fall as expected, the reward centers in our brains are activated.
"Evolutionarily it serves you to guess what's going to happen," says Psyche Loui, an assistant professor of music psychology. "If you guess right . . .
On the most basic cognitive level, music is a guessing game, and our enjoyment of it hinges on whether we can predict what's coming next. When the notes rise and fall as expected, the reward centers in our brains are activated.
"Evolutionarily it serves you to guess what's going to happen," says Psyche Loui, an assistant professor of music psychology. "If you guess right . . .