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consonant

consonant In this context, consonant refers to a type of sound or chord that listeners judge as pleasant in contrast to dissonant sounds, which are judged as unpleasant.

In this context, consonant refers to a type of sound or chord that listeners judge as pleasant in contrast to dissonant sounds, which are judged as unpleasant. The packet supports this meaning specifically for isolated piano-timbre chords used in affective neuroscience research.

Sources

Drafting source: Kirsanov Alexander; Koriakina Maria; Panasenko Denis; Nikishkina Uliana; Blagovechtchenski Evgeny. Electrophysiological and behavioural responses to consonant and dissonant piano chords as standardised affective stimuli. 2025; DOI 10.3389/fnhum.2025.1689067; article XML SHA-256 75642e02b884f1a594ee4e64c3653376b9dd286f82f26c0ad8cd0f81d2b0112d. “Electrophysiological and behavioural responses to consonant and dissonant piano chords as standardised affective stimuli” (10.3389/fnhum.2025.1689067).
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PsychTerms (psychterms.org), CC BY 4.0, version 1. “consonant.” Development preview.

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