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Spectral Analysis of the Human EEG during Listening to Musical Compositions

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A reorganization of the spectral power (SP) of the human brain potentials takes place during listening to music. The characteristic features of the reorganization depend on the type of the musical composition. Listening to classical music (of low and moderate intensity) produces an increase in the SP of the high-frequency EEG (α2, β1, β2, and γ bands) widely generalized over the brain cortex. Listening to rock music (of moderate and high intensity) produces an increase in the SP predominantly in the θ and α1 frequency bands. There were variations within each EEG pattern caused by different intensity of the music listened to.

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    R. A. Pavlygina, D. S. Sakharov & V. I. Davydov

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Pavlygina, R.A., Sakharov, D.S. & Davydov, V.I. Spectral Analysis of the Human EEG during Listening to Musical Compositions. Human Physiology 30, 54–60 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:HUMP.0000013765.64276.e6

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