Author(s): Romkey ID; Matthews T; Foster N; Dalla Bella S; Penhune VB;

In cognitive science, the sensation of "groove" has been defined as the pleasurable urge to move to music. When listeners rate rhythmic stimuli on derived pleasure and urge to move, ratings on these dimensions are highly correlated. However, recent behavioural and brain imaging work has shown that these two components may be separable. To examine this pot ...

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Author(s): Witek MAG; Matthews T; Bodak R; Blausz MW; Penhune V; Vuust P;

The inverted U hypothesis in music predicts that listeners prefer intermediate levels of complexity. However, the shape of the liking response to harmonic complexity and the effect of musicianship remains unclear. Here, we tested whether the relationship between liking and harmonic complexity in single chords shows an inverted U shape and whether this U s ...

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