Language of music really is universal, study finds

Native African people who have never even listened to the radio before can nonetheless pick up on happy, sad, and fearful emotions in Western music, according to a new report published online on March 19th in Current Biology. The result shows that the expression of those three basic emotions in music can be universally recognized, the researchers said.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news156688980.html">Language of music really is universal, study finds</a></p> <p>Native African people who have never even listened to the radio before can nonetheless pick up on happy, sad, and fearful emotions in Western music, according to a new report published online on March 19th in <i>Current Biology</i>. The result shows that the expression of those three basic emotions in music can be universally recognized, the researchers said.</p>