Music and the Brain: How Sounds Become Pleasurable

Mar 14, 2018

5:00pm – 6:00pm CT

Recording: Music and the Brain: How Sounds Become Pleasurable, Mar 14, 2018

We bring together experts in the field of neurology, psychology, cognitive science, music performance, and machine learning to explore a question that is fundamental to humanity: what makes music pleasurable? We will discuss recent research that shows how the most complex systems of the brain that are unique to humans integrate with the brain's emotional and reward systems to create intense emotions and feelings of pleasure to music, and demonstrate these findings through musical performances.

[Programming descriptions are generated by participants and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of SXSW.]

Programming descriptions are generated by participants and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of SXSW.

Alain Dagher

McGill University

Indre Viskontas

Cadence San Francisco Conservatory of Music University of San Francisco

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