Reciprocal modulation of cognitive and emotional aspects in pianistic performances.

BACKGROUND: High level piano performance requires complex integration of perceptual, motor, cognitive and emotive skills. Observations in psychology and neuroscience studies have suggested reciprocal inhibitory modulation of the cognition by emotion and emotion by cognition. However, it is still unc...

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Main Authors: Marcia K Kodama Higuchi, José Fornari, Cristina M Del Ben, Frederico G Graeff, João Pereira Leite
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3170321?pdf=render