About MIB MIB is headed by Professor <NAME> <NAME> and the center is organized around four research topics Perception centered around music perception and cognition Action led by <NAME> <NAME> ( PI Director) centered around the processing of musical rhythms and the interaction between rhythm and motor behavior Emotion led by <NAME> <NAME> ( PI) centered around the relationship between music and emotions and how and why music brings pleasure Learning led by <NAME> <NAME> ( PI) centered around the effect of music training expertise and individual traits The research in the center is based on the predictive coding of music hypothesis proposing that music reflects fundamental brain mechanisms associated with prediction .