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  1. Mar 1, 2018 · Here we explore the mechanism of how music influences cognition. The main novel contribution of this paper is that music helps to overcome cognitive dissonance.

    • Leonid Perlovsky
  2. Apr 2, 2012 · Here we explore the mechanism of how music influences cognition. The main novel contribution of this paper is that music helps to overcome cognitive dissonance.

  3. In one early experiment testing the theory, Mills (1958) used dissonance theory to test how behaving in an honest or dishonest (cheating) manner would influence attitudes toward honesty. In the experiment, sixth-grade students first completed a measure of attitudes toward cheating.

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  4. Apr 2, 2012 · This chapter considers a new theory of music origin and evolution, identifying a cognitive function of music which helps overcoming cognitive dissonance based on the unification of consciousness that is differentiated by language.

  5. Apr 2, 2012 · A recent hypothesis suggested that a fundamental function of music has been to help mitigating cognitive dissonances. A cognitive dissonance is "a discomfort caused by holding...

    • Nobuo Masataka, Leonid Perlovsky
    • 2012
  6. Jun 19, 2013 · We studied whether the influence of music is related to its hedonicity and whether pleasant or unpleasant music would influence scholarly test performance and cognitive dissonance.

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  8. May 1, 2013 · This paper explored two important and fascinating areas of human mind: music, its cognitive function, its origin, and cognitive dissonances. Each area deserves studying its deep multifaceted cognitive mechanisms and functions.

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