Perception and Expression of Musical Emotions in Autism
25 June 2019
This study focusses on an apparent strength in many autistic people - emotional understanding of, and connection with, music. The study is online, and looks at emotional expressiveness in response to music, and perception of emotions conveyed in music.
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Ethical approval
Ethical approval granted by the University of Bristol ethics committee.
About the researcher
I am a postgraduate researcher from the University of Bristol. My research is based on work by Pam Heaton and Rory Allen (2010) - suggesting that music may have the potential to encourage the comprehension of affective representations in the self.
