Figure 5. Why music is part of us.

(figure adapted from [24]). Music is an expression of our body’s materials (e.g. proteins, tissues, etc.) in a different manifestation. Exploiting this concept may enable us to identify new avenues to understand the functioning of biomaterials through the study of art such as music, dance or literature. What’s more, they may provide revolutionary insights into the design of materials. The fMRI scans can be used to quantify the ‘connectivity’ of the music as perceived by a human subject and to identify associated mechanisms.