Musical Emotions Explained

Patrik N. Juslin is Professor of Psychology at Uppsala University in Sweden, where he directs their research and teaching in music psychology. His work focuses on the perception and experience of sound in music and speech, particularly in relation to emotion, also covering areas such as music education, health, music performance, and aesthetics. Juslin co-edited the Handbook of Music and Emotion (2010) together with John Sloboda, and has also previously worked semi-professionally as a guitar player.