Comments on Profile Post by Stuff Jones

  1. Thad E Ginathom
    Thad E Ginathom
    It would probably be something to do with chemicals. What chemicals, and why would one kind of music synthesise one and another kind make another!

    I do know a neuroscientist. Music and the brain is one of his researches. People are doing it.
    Feb 10, 2023
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  2. Case
    Case
    I'd hate for there to be a robust scientific explanation that would allow for even more algorithm-based manipulation.
    Feb 10, 2023
  3. ergopower
    ergopower
    I never bookmarked it, but there was an article I read a few years ago that had some explanation of this. I remember we respond to minor keys/chords differently than majors (sad or melancholic); different chord progressions can also have different stimuli. Time signature and beats/minute same deal.
    Feb 10, 2023
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  4. ergopower
    ergopower
    There's a guy on YouTube, David Bennett, that gets into some of this, but what I originally read was an article not a video.
    Feb 10, 2023
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  5. roshambo123
    roshambo123
    My first answer is "shit is wired together." Auditory-tactile synesthesia, some sound triggers physical sensation. Some benefit was conveyed, and over many years, neurons that fired together wired together.
    Feb 10, 2023
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  6. roshambo123
    roshambo123
    One possible benefit is music helped people mate. Historically producing music required dexterity, energy, etc. If women found certain sounds pleasing and gave sex, then men would naturally start to find them pleasing also due to the obvious benefit. The more skilled a musician you were, the more you could outcompete the guy next to you. Music could also help groups become more collaborative and less violent.
    Feb 10, 2023
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  7. roshambo123
    roshambo123
    Also worth pointing out some animals that can mimic sounds like parrots, cockatoos and elephants also can recognize rhythm and "dance." So, there's a parallel evolutionary aspect there.
    Feb 11, 2023