Music, Empathy, and Affiliation: Commentary on Greenberg, Rentfrow, and Baron-Cohen

Empathy and social cognition arguably play a crucial role in our engagement with music. In response to the account offered by Greenberg, Rentfrow, and Baron-Cohen, this commentary considers an alternative—yet complementary—explanation for how music making and music listening might be able to evoke e...

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Main Author: Jonna K Vuoskoski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Ohio State University Libraries 2015-09-01
Series:Empirical Musicology Review
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.18061/emr.v10i1-2.4586