David Huron's Science of the Sublime: Are We Afraid of Music?

Why do people respond to music the way we do? This is the topic that Dr. David Huron, a Professor at the School of Music and the Center for Cognitive and Brain Sciences at Ohio State University, spoke about during his lecture the evening of Sept. 26. His talk focused on the similar ways people tend to react to music, and what he believes to be the root of these reactions: fear. 

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