A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF EEG MICROSTATES DURING HAPPY AND SAD MUSIC LISTENING

EEG Microstates, which are quasi-stable in nature, represent a potential tool for examining gradually changing emotions. Happy music in particularly has been used to boost intelligence and attention while sad music has been used for emotion regulation specially to cope with adverse circumstances. However, the specific brain microstates associated with these effects remain unclear. An in-depth analysis was conducted additional insights into the underlying microstates during listening to happy and sad music compared to those observed during resting state. Based on the findings, we introduce a cognitive-emotion model, grounded in microstate analysis, explaining the positive benefits of music listening.