Space oddity: musical syntax is mapped onto visual space

Abstract Increasing evidence has uncovered associations between the cognition of abstract schemas and spatial perception. Here we examine such associations for Western musical syntax, tonality. Spatial metaphors are ubiquitous when describing tonality: stable, closural tones are considered to be spa...

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Main Authors: Neta B. Maimon, Dominique Lamy, Zohar Eitan
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/9bf178f3586944b09dc0cf39685c142c
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