Music in the brain
P Vuust, OA Heggli, KJ Friston… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
Music is ubiquitous across human cultures—as a source of affective and pleasurable
experience, moving us both physically and emotionally—and learning to play music shapes …
experience, moving us both physically and emotionally—and learning to play music shapes …
Why and how should cognitive science care about aesthetics?
E Wassiliwizky, W Menninghaus - Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 2021 - cell.com
Empirical aesthetics has found its way into mainstream cognitive science. Until now, most
research has focused either on identifying the internal processes that underlie a perceiver's …
research has focused either on identifying the internal processes that underlie a perceiver's …
Music as a coevolved system for social bonding
PE Savage, P Loui, B Tarr, A Schachner… - Behavioral and Brain …, 2021 - cambridge.org
Why do humans make music? Theories of the evolution of musicality have focused mainly
on the value of music for specific adaptive contexts such as mate selection, parental care …
on the value of music for specific adaptive contexts such as mate selection, parental care …
Live music stimulates the affective brain and emotionally entrains listeners in real time
W Trost, C Trevor, N Fernandez, F Steiner… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - pnas.org
Music is powerful in conveying emotions and triggering affective brain mechanisms.
Affective brain responses in previous studies were however rather inconsistent, potentially …
Affective brain responses in previous studies were however rather inconsistent, potentially …
[HTML][HTML] The sensation of groove engages motor and reward networks
TE Matthews, MAG Witek, T Lund, P Vuust… - NeuroImage, 2020 - Elsevier
The sensation of groove has been defined as the pleasurable desire to move to music,
suggesting that both motor timing and reward processes are involved in this experience …
suggesting that both motor timing and reward processes are involved in this experience …
[HTML][HTML] A coordinate-based meta-analysis of music-evoked emotions
S Koelsch - NeuroImage, 2020 - Elsevier
Since the publication of the first neuroscience study investigating emotion with music about
two decades ago, the number of functional neuroimaging studies published on this topic has …
two decades ago, the number of functional neuroimaging studies published on this topic has …
[HTML][HTML] Meta-analytic evidence for a novel hierarchical model of conceptual processing
P Kuhnke, MC Beaupain, J Arola, M Kiefer… - Neuroscience & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Conceptual knowledge plays a pivotal role in human cognition. Grounded cognition theories
propose that concepts consist of perceptual-motor features represented in modality-specific …
propose that concepts consist of perceptual-motor features represented in modality-specific …
[HTML][HTML] The psychological basis of music appreciation: Structure, self, source.
WF Thompson, NJ Bullot, EH Margulis - Psychological Review, 2023 - psycnet.apa.org
Research has investigated psychological processes in an attempt to explain how and why
people appreciate music. Three programs of research have shed light on these processes …
people appreciate music. Three programs of research have shed light on these processes …
Can rhythm-mediated reward boost learning, memory, and social connection? Perspectives for future research
Studies of rhythm processing and of reward have progressed separately, with little
connection between the two. However, consistent links between rhythm and reward are …
connection between the two. However, consistent links between rhythm and reward are …
The sweet spot between predictability and surprise: musical groove in brain, body, and social interactions
J Stupacher, TE Matthews, V Pando-Naude… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Groove—defined as the pleasurable urge to move to a rhythm—depends on a fine-tuned
interplay between predictability arising from repetitive rhythmic patterns, and surprise arising …
interplay between predictability arising from repetitive rhythmic patterns, and surprise arising …