Live music and the affective brain

• Trost / Frühholz

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W Trost, C Trevor, N Fernandez, F Steiner, S Frühholz (2024). Live music stimulates the affective brain and emotionally entrains listeners in realtime. PNAS
DOI 10.1073/pnas.2316306121

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