“How does music exert such extraordinary effects on our emotions? To what extent does it depend upon our nature (biological rhythms, instinctive reactions to certain sound patterns) and to what extent experience (e.g. conditioned associations, nostalgia)?”

Talk by Dr. Glenn Wilson at the Gresham College London.

I The Power Of Sound.
II Science Of Sound.
III Sonic Brands.
IV The Sounds We Live With.

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