Enrollment year
2022/2023
Academic discipline
M-PSI/01 (GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY)
Department
DEPARTMENT OF BRAIN AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
Course
PSYCHOLOGY, NEUROSCIENCE AND HUMAN SCIENCES
Curriculum
PERCORSO COMUNE
Period
2nd semester (12/02/2024 - 31/05/2024)
Lesson hours
24 lesson hours
Activity type
WRITTEN AND ORAL TEST
Learning outcomes
To comprehend the psychobiological mechanisms underlying musical cognition and its relationship with different cognitive system
Course contents
Music stimulates 3 major categories of processes, notably those related to cognition, emotion and action.
By following the path of the sound signal from the inner ear to the different subcortical layers up to the cortical areas,
I will present how these processes constantly interact, how musical sound takes on meaning and acquires considerable psychological
power for human beings.
Teaching methods
Lectures
Reccomended or required readings
oral exam and/or written report
Assessment methods
Texts provided during the course
Sustainable development goals - Agenda 2030
Università di Pavia - Offerta formativa