New research uses artificial intelligence to analyze our emotional responses to music - Mental Daily

For many, music elicits an emotional response affecting how we feel, think, and act. With our current understanding, the exact way in which our brain and body responds to music remains an area of focus for researchers. In a new study, a group of psychologists and computer scientists at the University of Southern California worked in conjunction to establish how and why our brain reacts to music. Researchers recruited a set of participants, examining their heart rate, sweat gland activity, brain activity, and emotional responses to a few unfamiliar musical tracks. In the findings, it was noted that the Heschls' gyrus and the superior temporal gyrus, an area of the brain located in the auditory complex, was significantly influenced by the musical tracks.