The popular notion that emotions are solely the domain of the right side of the brain has been challenged.
Ever been stuck in traffic when a feel-good song comes on the radio and suddenly your mood lightens?
It has now been found that people with semantic dementia - a disease where parts of the left hemisphere are severely affected - have difficulty recognising emotion in music.
The study shows that language-based sectors of the brain (typically located on the left side of the brain) are important for extracting emotional meaning from music.
Read more at Neuroscience Research Australia