Fast neuroimaging of long-term musical sequence recognition gives insight into age-related neural changes Leonardo Bonetti, Center for Music in the Brain, Carlsbergfondet, Lundbeckfonden, University of Oxford, Aarhus Universitet, Gemma Fernández-Rubio, Peter Vuust, @HedoniaResearch, Oxford Psychiatry nature.com/articles/s4200…

Home-based music compilation & listening helps people living with dementia to reconnect with 'their' music, process the emotional effects & associations, understand it's importance. Preferred music listening for people living with dementia: Two home-ba... sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

New research shows that genetic factors remain important for musical expertise even after accumulating years of practice, contrary to predictions of the deliberate practice theory. Read the fresh paper: doi.org/10.3390/jintel… Karolinska Institutet

🚨 Publication Alert Congratulations to @liamtmaloney, @dr_noah_henry and Hauke Egermann for their study: A Mixed-Method Exploratory Approach to Identifying the Utilitarian Functions of Music Listening researchgate.net/publication/38… University of York | Sage | YMPG

Great to see the special issue on "Prediction, Creativity, and Cultural Evolution in Music Cognition" edited by Popescu Andrea Schiavio & Haiduk published! journalofcognition.org/articles/10.53…

I’m thrilled to share that I was invited by Scientific American to introduce my research on the distinctions between music and speech, while also sharing some key insights from our work. The article was published today! Special thanks to my editors! scientificamerican.com/article/how-yo…

Nice news piece. I would add that preference is important because music is only beneficial when you are enjoying it. pbs.org/newshour/show/…

Evidence for a robust and highly heritable Musical Sensibility factor (i.e., the tendency to be emotionally and aesthetically engaged by music) 🥁🎻 a Twin study from UniOslo_RITMO & PROMENTA UiO🫂🇳🇴 in the Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences nyaspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…

I wrote some code and some words about searching for music. furia.com/log/493

Happy to announce the publication of Empirical Musicology Review Vol. 19(1) on "Connectivity and Diversity in Music Cognition." Brilliantly guest-edited by Imina Aliyeva, Nicola Dibben, Sandra Garrido, Gabriela Pérez-Acosta, & @Renee_Timmers #musicscience emusicology.org/index.php/EMR/…

Listening to music while you work? This nice piece by Anna Fiveash will help you pick something appropriate. #musicscience theconversation.com/can-listening-…

New theory out! What do you get when you mix music and emotion regulation literature with the functions of music and explanations of music-induced emotions? You get a new theory called the 'Episode Model of Emotional Experiences of Music' 1/5

Do you love singing along or feel awkward joining 'Happy Birthday'? 🎶 We need your help! If you're a native or proficient English speaker, take our survey on singing, musical behaviors, and personality traits. Participate & share! 🌍 ubpsychology.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5c…

Steven Brown’s talk entitled "Move, not groove. Why dance is a better way to think about the origins of rhythmic entrainment.

We need help with our database! We're looking for examples of inner music in fiction and biography. Anyone welcome to submit - please share widely! More details below: musicinmyhead.org/inner-music-in…

🎉Congratulations to the 13 undergraduate students whose work has been published in our latest edition of Durham Undergraduate Research in Music & Science! Durham University Music Department at Durham University, UK musicscience.net/durms/volume-7/ #musicandscience #musicpsychology #music #research

I will no longer be posting on X for the foreseeable future. Find me at bsky.app/profile/studyl… #MusicScience #MusicPsychology #MusicResearch

SOCIAL MEDIA UPDATE: We're transitioning away from X. Updates regarding SysMus conferences and the SysMus executive committee are being posted on BlueSky - where there is a thriving #musicscience community! Follow us here: bsky.app/profile/sysmus…

A group of settlers just lynched Hamdan Ballal, co director of our film no other land. They beat him and he has injuries in his head and stomach, bleeding. Soldiers invaded the ambulance he called, and took him. No sign of him since.

Our open letter to Keir Starmer chooselove.org/news/our-open-…