@article{ref1,
title="Music, the Body in Time, and Self-Similarity Concepts",
journal="Journal of biomusical engineering",
year="2011",
author="Schneck, Daniel J.",
volume="1",
number="online",
pages="1-9",
abstract="It is shown in this paper that the structural configuration of music exactly parallels the structural configuration of the human body. Music and biological systems share time as a common denominator, since both derive from, and exist in the time dimension. Music and biological systems also share as a common denominator certain features of self-similarity that can be quantified by power-law formulations. Discussed herein is how further investigations into these two common features--self-similarity as an architectural property of both music and the human body, and space-time as common dimensions of perception--can provide some insights into specific mechanisms by which the six elements of music--rhythm, melody, harmony, timbre, dynamics, and form--succeed in eliciting profound physiological responses. Once these mechanisms are understood, they can be exploited to develop diagnostic protocols which, in turn, can provide a scientific basis for using music as a clinical intervention in a variety of diagnosed populations.  2090-2700, 2090-2719<p />",
language="",
issn="2090-2700",
doi="10.4303/jbe/M110102",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.4303/jbe/M110102"
}