Analgesia for the Bayesian brain: how predictive coding offers insights into the subjectivity of pain

FE Lersch, FCS Frickmann, RD Urman… - Current pain and …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review In order to better treat pain, we must understand its architecture
and pathways. Many modulatory approaches of pain management strategies are only poorly …

The effect of perioperative auditory stimulation with music on procedural pain: a narrative review

FCS Frickmann, RD Urman, K Siercks… - Current pain and …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Music therapy has seen increasing applications in various
medical fields over the last decades. In the vast range of possibilities through which music …

Aesthetic chills mitigate maladaptive cognition in depression

F Schoeller, A Jain, V Adrien, P Maes, N Reggente - BMC psychiatry, 2024 - Springer
Background Depression is a major global health challenge, affecting over 300 million
people worldwide. Current pharmacological and psychotherapeutic interventions have …

Musical components important for the Mozart K448 effect in epilepsy

RJ Quon, MA Casey, EJ Camp, S Meisenhelter… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
There is growing evidence for the efficacy of music, specifically Mozart's Sonata for Two
Pianos in D Major (K448), at reducing ictal and interictal epileptiform activity. Nonetheless …

Interbrain emotional connection during music performances is driven by physical proximity and individual traits

T Chabin, D Gabriel, A Comte, E Haffen… - Annals of the New …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
How musical emotions and the pleasure derived from music, regardless of the musical
valence, can be shared between individuals is a fascinating question, and investigating it …

Aesthetic chills modulate reward learning in anhedonic depression

A Jain, F Schoeller, S Esfand, J Duda, K Null… - Journal of Affective …, 2025 - Elsevier
Objective This study aimed to examine the potential of experiencing aesthetic chills to
enhance reward learning in individuals with elevated depressive symptoms, specifically …

The neurobiology of aesthetic chills: How bodily sensations shape emotional experiences

F Schoeller, A Jain, DA Pizzagalli… - Cognitive, Affective, & …, 2024 - Springer
The phenomenon of aesthetic chills—shivers and goosebumps associated with either
rewarding or threatening stimuli—offers a unique window into the brain basis of conscious …

Audience interbrain synchrony during live music is shaped by both the number of people sharing pleasure and the strength of this pleasure

T Chabin, D Gabriel, A Comte, L Pazart - Frontiers in human …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The study of interbrain coupling in a group of people attending a concert together is a
favorable framework to estimate group emotions and more precisely emotional connection …

[HTML][HTML] Aesthetic and physiological effects of naturalistic multimodal music listening

A Czepiel, LK Fink, C Seibert, M Scharinger, SA Kotz - Cognition, 2023 - Elsevier
Compared to audio only (AO) conditions, audiovisual (AV) information can enhance the
aesthetic experience of a music performance. However, such beneficial multimodal effects …

Brain electrical patterns associated with pleasure and emotion induced by tonal and atonal music.

P Valdés-Alemán, B Téllez-Alanís… - Behavioral …, 2024 - psycnet.apa.org
Several studies in the last 40 years have used electroencephalography (EEG) to recognize
patterns of brain electrical activity correlated with emotions evoked by various stimuli. For …