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Emotional Responses to Machine Played Music (7-10-08)

Humans have a different emotional reaction to the same piece of music when it is played by a human being and when it is played by a computer. When music is played by a human being, our emotional response to it is stronger than when it is played by a computer, although the computer rendition does influence listeners psychologically.

Stefan Koelsch, Simone Kilches, Nikolaus Steinbeis, Stefanie Schelinski. 2008. “Effects of Unexpected Chords and of Performer’s Expression on Brain Responses and Electrodermal Activity.” PLoS ONE, vol. 3, no. 7, http://www.plosone.org.

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