Studies of rhythm processing and of reward have progressed separately, with little
connection between the two. However, consistent links between rhythm and reward are …

When listening to music, we naturally move our bodies rhythmically to the beat, which can
be pleasurable and difficult to resist. This pleasurable sensation of wanting to move the body …

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 …

Interacting with music is a uniquely pleasurable activity that is ubiquitous across human
cultures. Current theories suggest that a prominent driver of musical pleasure responses is …

The pleasurable urge to move to music (PLUMM) activates motor and reward areas of the
brain and is thought to be driven by predictive processes. Dopamine in motor and limbic …

The urge to move to music (groove) depends in part on rhythmic syncopation in the music.
For adults, the syncopation‐groove relationship has an inverted‐U shape: listeners want to …

There is a broad consensus in groove research that the experience of groove, understood
as a pleasurable urge to move in response to music, is to some extent related to the …

Empathy is a multidimensional construct, which has been subject to many
conceptualizations (affective, cognitive, and motor components). The present investigation …

Attention is not constant but rather fluctuates over time and these attentional fluctuations may
prioritize the processing of certain events over others. In music listening, the pleasurable …

A positive affective response modulates the effects of aerobic exercise on prefrontal
executive function (EF). Groove rhythm (GR), eliciting the feeling of wanting to move to …