Audio changes with technology and fashion. But the brain's response to a hit in 1965 shares something with its response to a hit in 2023. Resonance is universal.
We analyze 65 years of Billboard hits through the lens of neuroscience. Not just how they sound, but how the brain responds to them.
Explore the research →Audio changes with technology and fashion. But the brain's response to a hit in 1965 shares something with its response to a hit in 2023. Resonance is universal.
Every year-end Hot 100 track from 1960 to 2025. Audio features extracted via Spotify and Deezer APIs.
An fMRI-trained neural network that predicts brain activation from audio. 20,484 cortical vertices, 6 functional regions.
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