What can music tell us about social interaction?. Issue 3 (March 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: D'Ausilio, Alessandro; Novembre, Giacomo; Fadiga, Luciano; Keller, Peter E.
• Is Part Of: Trends in cognitive sciences. Volume 19:Issue 3(2015)
• Page Start: 111
• Page End: 114
• Publication Date: 2015-03
• Subjects: Cognitive science -- Periodicals; Cognitive neuroscience -- Periodicals; 153.05
• DOI: 10.1016/j.tics.2015.01.005
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1364-6613

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="author" id="abs0005"> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <sec> <p id="spar0005">Humans are innately social creatures, but cognitive neuroscience, that has traditionally focused on individual brains, is only now beginning to investigate social cognition through realistic interpersonal interaction. Music provides an ideal domain for doing so because it offers a promising solution for balancing the trade-off between ecological validity and experimental control when testing cognitive and brain functions. Musical ensembles constitute a microcosm that provides a platform for parametrically modeling the complexity of human social interaction.</p> </sec> </abstract>