Emotion & Expression: Mechanisms and Impact

This lecture explores the mechanisms behind emotion and expression in music, covering topics such as brain stem reflex, rhythmic entrainment, evaluative conditioning, contagion, visual imagery, episodic memory, and musical expectancy. It delves into the survival value of brain function, key brain regions involved, cultural impact, and ontogenetic development. The presentation also discusses the psychoacoustical account of emotions in music, the role of neural populations in tagging periodicities, and the relationship between music and autobiographical memories. Additionally, it examines how music can guide attention, unify emotion methodology, and be valuable for emotional self-regulation and social bonding.