Challenges and opportunities of predicting musical emotions with perceptual and automatized features
Music information retrieval (MIR) is a fast-growing research area. One of its aims is to extract
musical characteristics from audio. In this study, we assumed the roles of researchers …
musical characteristics from audio. In this study, we assumed the roles of researchers …
Fully immersed: state absorption and electrophysiological effects of the OVO whole-body perceptual deprivation chamber
Absorption, the ability to highly focus attention, as well as openness to self-altering
experiences, is an important psychological construct, closely related to deep-meditation …
experiences, is an important psychological construct, closely related to deep-meditation …
Pupil dilation and microsaccades provide complementary insights into the dynamics of arousal and instantaneous attention during effortful listening
C Contadini-Wright, K Magami, N Mehta… - Journal of …, 2023 - Soc Neuroscience
Listening in noisy environments requires effort-the active engagement of attention and other
cognitive abilities-as well as increased arousal. The ability to separately quantify the …
cognitive abilities-as well as increased arousal. The ability to separately quantify the …
Audience musical absorption: Exploring attention and affect in the live concert setting
Musical absorption is a multi-dimensional phenomenon that has been understood in various
ways, but is related to strong, immersive, and transformative musical encounters. For this …
ways, but is related to strong, immersive, and transformative musical encounters. For this …
'Defrosting'music chills with naltrexone: the role of endogenous opioids for the intensity of musical pleasure
The endogenous opioid system has been implicated during experiences of pleasure (ie,
from food or sex). Music can elicit intense emotional and bodily sensations of pleasure …
from food or sex). Music can elicit intense emotional and bodily sensations of pleasure …
The aesthetic experience of live concerts: Self-reports and psychophysiology.
J Merrill, A Czepiel, LT Fink, J Toelle… - … , Creativity, and the …, 2023 - psycnet.apa.org
Music listening can lead to strong aesthetic experiences. However, to gain deeper insights
into such experiences, more empirical research outside of laboratory settings is required …
into such experiences, more empirical research outside of laboratory settings is required …
Microsaccadic rate and pupil size dynamics in pro-/anti-saccade preparation: the impact of intermixed vs. blocked trial administration
Prolonged fixation can lead to the generation of tiny and fast eye movements called
microsaccades, whose dynamics can be associated with higher cognitive mechanisms …
microsaccades, whose dynamics can be associated with higher cognitive mechanisms …
[HTML][HTML] Aesthetic and physiological effects of naturalistic multimodal music listening
Compared to audio only (AO) conditions, audiovisual (AV) information can enhance the
aesthetic experience of a music performance. However, such beneficial multimodal effects …
aesthetic experience of a music performance. However, such beneficial multimodal effects …
[HTML][HTML] A linear oscillator model predicts dynamic temporal attention and pupillary entrainment to rhythmic patterns
Rhythm is a ubiquitous feature of music that induces specific neural modes of processing. In
this paper, we assess the potential of a stimulus-driven linear oscillator model (57) to predict …
this paper, we assess the potential of a stimulus-driven linear oscillator model (57) to predict …
Developing a music-based digital therapeutic to help manage the neuropsychiatric symptoms of dementia
The greying of the world is leading to a rapid acceleration in both the healthcare costs and
caregiver burden that are associated with dementia. There is an urgent need to develop …
caregiver burden that are associated with dementia. There is an urgent need to develop …