Why music moves us: Scientists trace emotional power to pre-cultural roots
Researchers propose that music's universal ability to reinforce identity and belonging stems from a primal emotional foundation shared with human development itself. The finding suggests music's emotional resonance isn't learned but emerges from deeper patterns common across cultures—potentially reshaping how organizations think about music's role in brand identity, education, and social cohesion.
Originaltitel: Music as Embodied and Emergent: Expanding on a Theme by Joseph Margolis
<p>The article expands on Joseph Margolis idea of artworks as physically embodied and culturally emergent. More specifically, how music emerges from the “precultural” sound in which it is embodied. This emergence of music is shown to follow a similar route as the development of a “sense of self”, as proposed by Daniel Stern, thus substantiating what Margolis suggests is a “strong analogy” between the emergence of artworks and of persons. The common precultural source is vitality affect, which we suggest is best seen as a form of protomusic. This common source explains music’s aptness to emotionally reinforce cultural and individual identifications in human cultures around the globe.</p>