Neuroscientists explained the psychological underpinnings of suspense by studying responses to E.T.A. Hoffmann’s “The Sandman” and Felix Mendelssohn’s “Venetian Boat Song.”

Neuroscientists explained the psychological underpinnings of suspense by studying responses to E.T.A. Hoffmann’s “The Sandman” and Felix Mendelssohn’s “Venetian Boat Song.”