Kjernepensum:
Cook, P. (Ed.)(1999). Music, Cognition, and Computerized Sound. Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press, kap. 1, 2 og 3. (Finnes som e-bok ved UBO.)
Stephen Malloch og Colwyn Trevarthen 2009: Musicality: Communicating the vitality and interests in life. I: Malloch & Trevarthen (Eds.) Communicative Musicality. Exploring the Basis of Human Companionship. Oxford: Oxford University Press, s. 1-15.
Patrik Juslin et.al (2010). How does music evoke emotions? Exploring the underlying mechanisms. I Juslin, P. og Sloboda J. (Eds.). Handbook of Music and Emotion. Theory, Research, Applications. Oxford: Oxford University Press, s. 605-645.
Snyder, B., 2000. Music and Memory. Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press.
Godøy, R. I. and Leman, M. (eds.) 2010. Musical Gestures: Sound, Movement, and Meaning. New York: Routledge.
Og enten: Bonde, L. O., 2009. Musikk og Mennske. Fredriksberg (Danmark): Samfundslitteratur.
eller:
Hallam, S., Cross, I., and Thaut, M. (eds.) 2008. Oxford Handbook of Music Psychology. Oxford: Oxford University Press.