A5000687108- Neuroscience and Music Perception
- Musicology and Musical Analysis
- Historical Influence and Diplomacy
- Historical, Literary, and Cultural Studies
- Arts, Culture, and Music Studies
- Multisensory perception and integration
- German Literature and Culture Studies
- Neural dynamics and brain function
- Aesthetic Perception and Analysis
- Action Observation and Synchronization
- Diverse Music Education Insights
- Music Technology and Sound Studies
- Music and Audio Processing
- Music Therapy and Health
- Reformation and Early Modern Christianity
- Religion, Theology, and Education
- Art, Aesthetics, and Perception
- Visual Culture and Art Theory
- Color perception and design
- Diverse Musicological Studies
- Noise Effects and Management
- Psychoanalysis and Social Critique
- Bach Studies and Logistics Development
- Scientific and Historical Analyses
- EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics
2016-2025
Goethe University Frankfurt
2024
Max Planck Institute for Brain Research
2021-2023
Arizona State University
2022
Max Planck Society
2013-2020
Ospedale di Santo Spirito
2020
Goldsmiths University of London
2019
University of Zurich
2007-2008
Abstract A study of 132 audience members three classical public concerts (all staged the same chamber music pieces by Ludwig van Beethoven, Brett Dean, and Johannes Brahms) had goal analyzing physiological motor responses audiences. It was assumed that would induce synchronous physiology movement in listeners (induction synchrony). In addition to hypothesizing such synchronies be present, we expected they were linked participants’ aesthetic experiences, their affect personality traits, which...
Many foundational questions in the psychology of music require cross-cultural approaches, yet vast majority work field to date has been conducted with Western participants and music. For research thrive, it will collaboration between people from different disciplinary backgrounds, as well strategies for overcoming differences assumptions, methods, terminology. This position paper surveys current state offers a number concrete recommendations focused on issues involving ethics, empirical...
In recent years, the field of neuroaesthetics has gained considerable attention with music being a favored object study. The majority studies concerning have, however, focused on experience Western tonal music, which is characterized by hierarchical organization, high degree consonance, and tendency to provide listener tonic as reference point during listening experience. We argue that narrow focus may have led one-sided view regarding qualities aesthetic since art from 20th 21st century...
While there is an increasing shift in cognitive science to study perception of naturalistic stimuli, this extends goal contexts by assessing physiological synchrony across audience members a concert setting. Cardiorespiratory, skin conductance, and facial muscle responses were measured from participants attending live string quintet performances full-length works Viennese Classical, Contemporary, Romantic styles. The was repeated on three consecutive days with different audiences. Using...
Abstract Beyond immediate health risks, the COVID-19 pandemic poses a variety of stressors, which may require expensive or unavailable strategies during (e.g., therapy, socialising). Here, we asked whether musical engagement is an effective strategy for socio-emotional coping. During first lockdown period (April–May 2020), surveyed changes in music listening and making behaviours over 5000 people, with representative samples from three continents. More than half respondents reported engaging...
Music listening can lead to strong aesthetic experiences.However, gain deeper insights into such experiences, more empirical research outside of laboratory settings is required.The current exploratory study measured experience (music-induced emotions and absorption) in combination with psychophysiology (facial electromyography arousal measures) from 98 participants during three live concerts a program classical, romantic, contemporary chamber music.One musical movement the work was presented...
Abstract People enjoy engaging with music. Live music concerts provide an excellent option to investigate real‐world experiences, and at the same time, use neurophysiological synchrony assess dynamic engagement. In current study, we assessed engagement in a live concert setting using of cardiorespiratory measures, comparing inter‐subject, stimulus–response, correlation, phase coherence. As might be enhanced by seeing musicians perform, presented audiences audio‐only (AO) audio‐visual (AV)...
Listening modes are often ignored in music perception research, especially when it comes to the supposedly attentive listening situation of a classical concert. The audience members’ various ways listening, understood as directedness activity toward different dimensions sound, is hypothesized play key role experience live music. We assessed participants ( N = 786) attending series experimental concerts. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) revealed following five modes: emotional-immersive,...
Beyond immediate health risks, the COVID-19 pandemic poses a variety of stressors, which may require expensive or unavailable strategies during (e.g., therapy, socialising). Here we asked whether musical engagement is an effective strategy for socio-emotional coping. During first lockdown period (April-May 2020), surveyed changes in music listening and making behaviours over 5000 people, with representative samples from 3 continents. More than half respondents reported using to cope. People...
Song is an essential element in every religion. In the liturgy of Roman Catholic Church, theologians expect congregational singing to have several clear-cut effects which can be translated into psychological hypotheses. This study first approach these quantitatively. N = 1603 Catholics from German-speaking countries answered exhaustive questionnaire that asked whether and what degree putative were actually experienced by churchgoers. We found people do, a large degree, associate feelings...
Music is listened to in many different situational and media frames that can be expected shape its experience.In this study, we were interested the effects formats of audiovisual streaming classical concerts have on aesthetic experience their audience.We also investigated preferences for features.A total N = 525 participants watched one four chamber music concert streams reported expectations, appreciation, experiences.Overall, liked positive experiences.The immersive emotional social...
Current models of aesthetic experience music (AEM) have emerged in the recent years capitalizing on evidence from psychology and neuroscience research, thus modeling mainly cognitive information processes brain. However, a large part empirical research which these are based is related to Western tonal music, while another style namely, contemporary classical (CCM), has been almost neglected. CCM often dissonant lacks hierarchical structure, as, for example, serial musical pieces. The current...
Abstract A series of eleven public concerts (staging chamber music by Ludwig van Beethoven, Brett Dean, Johannes Brahms) was organized with the goal to analyze physiological synchronies within audiences and associations synchrony psychological variables. We hypothesized that would induce synchronized physiology, which be linked participants’ aesthetic experiences, affect, personality traits. Physiological measures (cardiac, electrodermal, respiration) 695 participants were recorded during...
Musical ensemble performances provide an ideal environment to gain knowledge about complex human interactions. Network structures of synchronization can reflect specific roles individual performers on the one hand and a higher level organization all as superordinate system other. This study builds research joint singing, using hyperscanning respiration heart rate variability (HRV) from eight professional singers. Singers performed polyphonic music, distributing their breathing within same...
A representative German sample (N = 2,086) was surveyed on their musical taste with a questionnaire that asked about liking not only of number genres, but also relevant sub-genres and -styles. Using Latent Profile Analysis to analyze sub-genre patterns, four six distinct classes were found within groups those n 1,749 people who liked either European classical music, electronic dance metal, pop or rock based ratings. Across two types emerged: one three differed in the degree all sub-genres,...
Throughout life, music plays an important role in individuals’ everyday affective experiences. Previous findings suggest that preferences for, and perceptions of, with distinct qualities might differ for individuals from different age groups. To date, however, evidence age-comparative studies across adulthood is rare little known about the mechanisms contribute to differences perception. In age-heterogeneous sample ranging adolescence old ( n = 50; 12–75 years), we investigated affect of 147...