>Anders, do you know anything about the neurochemical effect of sound waves (
>ie music)? In short, why exactly music may effect us in such an emotional
>way?
>
>The surest way to bring a tear to my eye is to listen to certain poignant
>songs...
Dr Manfred Clynes has made a whole career out of proposing an (allegedly
fairly exact) explanation for the brain/music couple. He had a book on the
topic nearly 20 years ago and is still developing the notion. No further
details available to me right now.
Damien Broderick