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<strong>Doctoral</strong> <strong>thesis</strong> <strong>sintesis</strong><br />

The main objective of this <strong>thesis</strong> was the investigation of music-induced emotions, especially<br />

operatic music. Our studies showed that music induces specific emotions which corelated with<br />

coresponding physiological responses, emphasizing some of the important mechanisms<br />

underlying musical emotions. Moreover, we extended previous observations concerning<br />

musicians and non-musicians differences, mapping for the first time the affective space of an<br />

entire musical composition. The results suggest important implications for future research on<br />

musical-induced emotions in general, operatic music in particular. Our research revealed that<br />

music is a complex stimuli, which allows the experience of multiple and various emotions that<br />

emerge and develop in a relatively short period of time. No other known stimuli, word or image,<br />

has such an important effect.

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