RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Music and madness: neuropsychiatric aspects of music
JF Clinical Medicine
JO Clin Med
FD Royal College of Physicians
SP 83
OP 86
DO 10.7861/clinmedicine.9-1-83
VO 9
IS 1
A1 Marco Mula
A1 Michael R Trimble
YR 2009
UL http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/9/1/83.abstract
AB Music has soothed the souls of human beings for centuries and it has helped people recover from ailments since ancient times. Today, there is still a widespread interest in the relationship between music, affect and mental illness. This article is aimed at reviewing these complex relationships, starting from a wide perspective on the neurobiology of emotions, perceptions and music language to a detailed analysis of psychopathology in famous musicians.