Open AccessEEG gamma-band spectral power changes during listening to the rock-music with reduced low-frequency level
Author(s) -
Oleksii Shpenkov,
Сергій Тукаєв,
I. Zyma
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
vestnik kievskogo nacionalʹnogo universiteta imeni tarasa ševčenko/vìsnik
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2308-8036
pISSN - 1728-3817
DOI - 10.17721/1728_2748.2018.75.27-32
Subject(s) - active listening , rock music , psychology , electroencephalography , audiology , affect (linguistics) , noise (video) , composition (language) , acoustics , communication , physics , computer science , popular music , medicine , art , neuroscience , artificial intelligence , literature , image (mathematics)
Among musicians, it is well known that depending on signals level of certain frequencies music can elicit different emotions and affect on its strength. Aim: In this study we investigate influence of low-frequency component in rock-music on emotional experience. Methods: 30 volunteers participated in this study. Four stimuli were presented: white noise, song of birds, instrumental rock-composition and rock-composition with reduced low-frequency level. EEGs were recorded during listening to the sounds and music. Results: During listening to the sounds and music the most significant EEG changes were observed mainly in beta and gamma-bands, which related to emotional and cognitive processes. There was general activation in gamma-band during listening to the rock-composition with normal frequency range, as well as during white noise session. Whereas there was increase of SP in gamma-band only in left posterior areas and in right frontal area during listening to the rock-composition with reduced low-frequency signal level. Conclusions: Lesser activation in gamma-band during listening to the second rockcomposition related to the lower level of emotional activation.