MUSC 4510 — Music and the Brain Research
4 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureNUpath ADNUpath CENUpath NDusually offered: springtypical days: W/FBostonTraditional
Offers an overview of the perceptual, cognitive, and neural bases of performing, composing, and listening to music. Topics include acoustics and biological processing of sound; theories and empirical research on pitch, rhythm, harmony, melody, timbre, orchestration; similarities and differences between music and language; evolution and development of musical ability; and special populations in musical functions. Meetings include laboratory demonstrations and exercises in experiment design and data analysis. Requires a final project (paper and in-class presentation).
Prerequisites
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2024 | 1 | 20 | 19 | 105% | 0.0 |
| Spring 2025 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 26% | 14.0 |
| Spring 2026 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 32% | 13.0 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 0% · T 16% · W 84% · Th 0% · F 100%
Common patterns: WF (84% of sections), TF (16% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Spring
- Psyche Loui (65% of students) · reviews
- Kali Woodruff Carr (19% of students)
- Susanne Jaeggi (16% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
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Courses that list MUSC 4510 in their prerequisites.
Links
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