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 …

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 …

Previous literature has shown that music preferences (and thus preferred musical features)
differ depending on the listening context and reasons for listening (RL). Yet, to our …

When listening to music, we often feel a strong desire to move our body in relation to the
pulse of the rhythm. In music psychology, this desire to move is described by the term …

Music often triggers a pleasurable urge in listeners to move their bodies in response to the
rhythm. In music psychology, this experience is commonly referred to as groove. This study …

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 …

In music psychology, the experience of wanting to move in response to music is commonly
known as feeling the groove. According to the psychological model of musical groove by …

Expressive communication in the arts often involves deviations from stylistic norms, which
can increase the aesthetic evaluation of an artwork or performance. The detection and …

This study develops three composite psychometric scales for the use in listening
experiments across music psychology. The new scales measure the following three …

Humans often feel motivated to move their bodies in response to music; this experience is
generally referred to as “feeling the groove.” In this paper we discuss ideas about how the …