Chorus from Two Brain Hemispheres with Chinese Pentatonic Scale

(整期优先)网络出版时间:2014-03-13
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Inordertolistentobrainactivityasapieceofmusic,weproposedascale-freebrainwavemusic(SFBM)technology,whichtranslatesthescalpEEGintomusicnotesaccordingtothepowerlawofbothEEGandmusic.Inthispaper,themethodologywasfurtherextendedtochorusmusicoftwochannelsfromthetwohemispheres.Firstly,EEGdatafromtwochannelssymmetricallylocatedontheleftandrighthemispheresaretranslatedintoMIDIsequencesbySFBM,respectively,wheretheEEGparametersmodulatethepitch,durationandvolumeofeachmusicnote.Then,thetwosequencesarefiiteredintoachorusoftheChinesepentatonicscaleortheWesternmajorscale.TheresultedChineseandWesternmusicatdifferentsleepstagesillustratedistinctdifferencesinharmony,andthemusicwithChinesepentatonicscalesoundsmoreharmonious.