Brain and Music explores how, when, and where in the brain music is processed. The book is the first one to cover all core aspects of music perception with regards to their neural correlates.

A comprehensive survey of the latest neuroscientific research into the effects of music on the brain * Covers a variety of topics fundamental for music perception, including musical syntax, musical semantics, music and action, music and emotion * Includes general introductory chapters to engage a broad readership, as well as a wealth of detailed research material for experts * Offers the most empirical (and most systematic) work on the topics of neural correlates of musical syntax and musical semantics * Integrates research from different domains (such as music, language, action and emotion both theoretically and empirically, to create a comprehensive theory of music psychology