The Music of Human Hormones

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ID20486274
AuthorsTsvetana Ivanova (Tsvetana Ivanova (educator, administrator), Art & Science Research Foundation “Re:”, National Academy of Arts, Kra Kra 26 Str., Sofia, Bulgaria 1000.. Web: ., corresponding author), L Litov (0000-0002-8511-6883, Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski"), Rositza Marinova (Rositza Marinova (researcher), Sofia University “St. Kl. Ohridski,” Sofia, Bulgaria 1000.), T Ivanov (0000-0003-0489-9191, Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski"), Mihail Iossifov (Mihail Iossifov (composer), National Music Academy, Sofia, Bulgaria 1000.), Agnieshka Deynovitch (Agnieshka Deynovitch (scientist), ADEA, Sofia, Bulgaria 1000.)
Year2018
Volume28
Pages38-46
Publication date2018-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueLeonardo Music Journal (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0961-1215 • E-ISSN: 1531-4812
PublisherMIT Press - Journals (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1162/lmj_a_01033
OpenAlexW2762992949
LanguageEN
References cited4

In this study, the authors take on the challenge to translate biological form (science) into musical form (art). Through scientifically developed methodology, the authors link two aspects of human experience that influence human emotions: hormones, from the inside, and music, from the outside. The authors develop an original algorithm, which they use to represent the properties and the effects of the human hormone oxytocin in a musical composition. The authors performed a neurological test to verify the accuracy of the musical interpretation and investigated the parallel neurological impacts of the hormone’s biological and musical form. This article describes the preliminary results of the study

Art · Biology · Cognitive science · Hormone · Literature · Musical · Musical composition · Oxytocin · Computer Science · Medicine · Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior · Neuroscience · Neuroscience and Music Perception · Neuroscience of respiration and sleep · Psychology · Ecology · Endocrinology

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