Project Introduction

Our group is exploring music’s effects on emotions, and how it can be measured through physiological signals like EEG and heart rate. We plan on determining whether computer-generated music or commercial (already existent) music is more effective at invoking certain changes in physiological signals. To do so, we plan to make participants listen to the computer-generated music from our Intramusi website (https://www.interamusi.hipertone.net), and music that is commercially available. The results from each type of music will be compared, and we will see which type of music arouses stronger physiological signals.

Methodology

Here’s a quick rundown on how we performed our experiments! The experiment was split into two categories: computer-generated music, and commercially available music. For the computer-generated category, each trial consisted of the participant listening to the available music on the interamusi website. This website contained two categories of music: modern and classic. Each category had …

Computer Generated Music

Our colleagues in Brazil have been able to develop a website that plays custom computer generated songs on a loop, which can potentially be used for resources like music therapy! Check it out! https://www.interamusi.hipertone.net