The Cortical Topography of Tonal Structures Underlying Western Music
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- 13 December 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 298 (5601) , 2167-2170
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1076262
Abstract
Western tonal music relies on a formal geometric structure that determines distance relationships within a harmonic or tonal space. In functional magnetic resonance imaging experiments, we identified an area in the rostromedial prefrontal cortex that tracks activation in tonal space. Different voxels in this area exhibited selectivity for different keys. Within the same set of consistently activated voxels, the topography of tonality selectivity rearranged itself across scanning sessions. The tonality structure was thus maintained as a dynamic topography in cortical areas known to be at a nexus of cognitive, affective, and mnemonic processing.Keywords
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