W - Chapter 4: MT and The Brain Flashcards
1
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How sound travels through ear
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- soundwaves enter as pressure and transform into electrical impulses
- outer ear -> auditory canal -> middle ear -> inner ear -> cochlear nerve -> brain
2
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Temporal lobes
A
process music tones
3
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Frontal lobe
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provides short-term attention to stream tones into a melody
4
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Parietal lobe
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associate melody with personal experiences
5
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Prefrontal cortex
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- brain’s CEO
- executive function and decision making
- last areas of brain to develop
6
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Motor cortex
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- coordination of voluntary motor function
7
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Sensory cortex
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- integrate sensory info
8
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Primary auditory cortex
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- process sounds we hear, including pitch and volume
9
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Secondary auditory cortex
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automatic and quick processing of melodic properties
10
Q
Cerebellum
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- central processor for motor control
11
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Limbic system
A
emotional responses to music
12
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Hippocampus
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helps connect music memories with life experiences
13
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Amygdala
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- flight-or-fight
- involved in how we process emotion related to music listening
- damage can impair emotion recognition in music
14
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Nucleus accumbens
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- releases dopamine when we have pleasant responses to music
