wild how that “the brain finishes developing at 25” myth came from a study on brain development that just didn’t have any participants over the age of 25 and an article misinterpreted that as meaning brain development ends at 25 and then everyone just kept quoting that article 🤪

Ever heard of 🏴‍☠️ Pirate Metal or 👟 Shoegaze? 🤔 A new #paper out now in Frontiers - Psychology by Anne Siebrasse and @M_WaldFuhrmann shows that personal #musicaltaste is not adequately described by #genres but #subgenres make the difference. 🎶 Learn more: frontiersin.org/articles/10.33…

Do you want to do a PhD on #voice #categories #acoustic #prosody #perception with me at the Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics? Apply on e-recruiting.pro/jobposting/f21… until July 15th For more info, contact me! Help me spread the word :)

Music and Boredom: A First Insight Into an Unexplored Relationship. New article by Julia Merrill + Tristan Niedecken Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics Universität Kassel. Action Editor: Kelly Jakubowski. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11… #musicscience #openaccess #OpenScience

I am looking for two research assistants to help with MEG and behavioral studies. Also, if you want to do a master thesis in this field, check it out Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics e-recruiting.pro/jobposting/27a…   e-recruiting.pro/jobposting/5c9…

New paper: We (Elke Lange Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics) analyze #eyeblinks during #music listening and show a relationship with #absorption. We also discuss important #methodological considerations. If any of the following questions interest you, check the #openaccess #paper: doi.org/10.1111/psyp.1…

🚨 #JobAlert The @dcml_epfl is hiring 3 (!) #PhD students! If you are looking for an inspiring research environment surrounded by the most beautiful landscapes, this is for you! Apply by September 15 and pls share! #musicscience #musictheory #phdchat epfl.ch/labs/dcml/open…

Calling all #artists! Check out our new #callforapplications: Our INHABIT #artistinresidency program invites you to collaborate with our team of #researchers in 2024. #applicationdeadline: August 31, 2023 ae.mpg.de/inhabit #EmpiricalAesthetics

Massively under-reported science story because there's so much going on right now but...it turns out that we might have figured out what's causing this very scary spike. Quick thread, on how WE'VE BEEN ACCIDENTALLY GEOENGINEERING FOR DECADES...but then we stopped:

Be a part of the change you wish to see in the world: Donate to help support the legal expenses of Data Colada. They're being sued by Prof Gino after posting careful, meticulous blog posts raising concerns about data integrity in 4 papers. Donate here: gofund.me/70c497b1

Ugly numbers on AI show that demand is already shrinking (my latest). honest-broker.com/p/ugly-numbers…

Tim Eipert (Universität Würzburg #UniWürzburg) presenting our poster with Klaus Frieler on a computational analysis of the usage of scales in #jazz solos! #gfm2023 #musicscience #digitalhumanities

Wir suchen zum Jahresbeginn 2024 eine:n Referent:in für Presse- und Öffentlichkeitsarbeit in Teilzeit zur Unterstützung für unser Team: ae.mpg.de/jobs. Bewerbungsschluss ist der 5.11., teilen, liken und weitersagen erwünscht 📩😃! #PR #jobsearch

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Excited to see this project crossing the finish line after all these years! sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Come join us Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics !! e-recruiting.pro/jobposting/f53…

Schlager vs. Techno: Style-Specific Rationales for Musical Taste New article by Emily Gernandt + Julia Merrill. Action Editor: Kelly Jakubowski journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11… #musicscience #openaccess #OpenScience

📢 We’re hiring: #Research #SoftwareEngineer for the Department of #CognitiveNeuropsychology, headed by Prof. Dr. Fredrik Ullén, at the Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics. Find out more 👉 e-recruiting.pro/jobposting/ad2…

A new acoustic research set has been developed at our Institute: "CoVox" offers over 1,300 recordings of 22 singers in 5 vocal styles. It is a rich resource for the study of #speech and #singing—providing opportunities for further research! Check it out: s.gwdg.de/rOdgOK