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[this Edition] Updates The Original Landmark Text And Provides A Comprehensive Review Of The Latest Developments In This Fast-growing Area Of Research. Covering Both Experimental And Theoretical Perspectives, Each Of The 11 Sections Is Edited By An Internationally Recognised Authority In The Area--jacket. Part 1: The Origins And Functions Of Music. The Nature Of Music And Its Evolution / Ian Cross; Universals In Music Processing: Entrainment, Acquiring Expectations, And Learning / Catherine J. Stevens And Tim Byron; Music And Meaning / Ian Cross And Elizabeth Tolbert; The Social And Personal Functions Of Music In Cross-cultural Perspective / Martin Clayton -- Part 2: Music Perception. The Perception Of Pitch / Thomas Stainsby And Ian Cross; Absolute Pitch / Psyche Loui; Tonal Cognition / Emmanuel Bigan And Bénédicte Poulin-charronnat; The Perception Of Musical Timbre / Stephen Mcadams And Bruno L. Giordano; Musical Time / Mari Riess Jones; Tonality And Contour In Melodic Processing / Mark A. Schmuckler; Memory For Music / Bob Snyder --^ Part 3: Responses To Music. Bodily Responses To Music / Donald A. Hodges; Emotional Reactions To Music / Patrick N. Juslin; The Relationship Between Musical Structure And Perceived Expression / Alf Gabrielsson; Aesthetics / David Huron; The Neuroaesthetics Of Music / Donald A. Hodges; Musical Preferences / Alinka Greasley And Alexandra Lamont -- Part 4: Music And The Brain. The Neurobiology Of Musical Expectations From Perception To Emotion / Laurel J. Trainor And Robert J. Zatorre; Disorders Of Music Cognition / Psyche Loui; Music And Brain Plasticity / Simone Dalla Bella; The Relationship Between Music And Language / Sebastian Jentschke; The Neuroscience Of Rhythm / Daniel J. Cameron And Jessica A. Grahn --^ Part 5: Musical Development. Prenatal Development And The Phylogeny And Ontogeny Of Musical Behavior / Richard Parncutt; Infant Musicality / Sandra E. Trehub; Musical Development From The Early Years Onwards / Alexandra Lamont;