Groove rhythm stimulates prefrontal cortex function in groove enjoyers

Fukuie, Takemune; Suwabe, Kazuya; Kawase, S.; Shimizu, Takeshi; Ochi, Genta; Kuwamizu, Ryuta; Sakairi, Yosuke; Soya, Hideaki

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“…In the intervening years, Stupacher et al (2013) examined the relationship between groove and corticospinal tract excitability by using Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), which ushered groove research into the field of neuroscience. Since then, neuroscientists have continued to study groove by using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), electroencephalography (EEG), and functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) to examine brain regions and neural entrainment associated with groove in greater depth (Cameron et al, 2019;Engel et al, 2022;Fukuie et al, 2022;Matthews et al, 2020). Recently, theoretically motivated studies have used computational approaches such as predictive coding to explain the results of psychological and neuroscientific experiments on groove (e.g., Vuust et al 2022).…”

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A Review of Psychological and Neuroscientific Research on Musical Groove (2006−2022)

Etani¹,

Miura²,

Kawase³

et al. 2023

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When we listen to music, we often feel the urge to tap our fingers, stomp our feet, or move our bodies. This pleasurable sensation of wanting to move one's body with the music has been termed "groove." Research on groove was initially conducted mainly in the fields of musicology, ethnomusicology and philosophy, and in the 2000s, researchers within the field of empirical psychology began to investigate the concept of groove and the characteristics of music associated with it. In the 2010s, studies of the relationship between groove and underlying brain structures and functional processes emerged and the topic has recently become a prominent theme in empirical research on musical behavior. This review aims to provide a comprehensive characterization of groove and to highlight future directions for related empirical research. In doing so, we focus on two topics that have the potential to provide new insights into perception and action from the perspectives of psychology and neuroscience: (1) sensorimotor interactions and (2) the role of the motor system in predictive processing. To this end, we survey the literature on groove conducted in the fields of psychology and neuroscience from 2006 to 2022 in five sections: (1) the concept of groove, (2) musical features related to groove, (3) responses to groove including body movement and neurophysiological activity, (4) characteristics of listeners that influence the experience of groove, and (5) the effect of culture and environment on groove perception. Through the review, we propose four themes as promising future directions for empirical study: (1) social aspects of groove, (2) the effect of microtiming and syncopation on groove, (3) the mechanisms by which groove is evoked, and (4) clinical implications and applications of groove. Taken together, these research efforts may ultimately lead to an increased understanding of human sociality, evolution, and the brain and mind.

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A Review of Psychological and Neuroscientific Research on Musical Groove (2006−2022)

Etani¹,

Miura²,

Kawase³

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“…This music aptitude battery objectively measures perceptual musical skills across multiple modalities in both musically trained and untrained individuals ( Law and Zentner, 2012 ). We administered the Rhythm, Embedded Rhythm (rhythm-to-melody), Tempo, and Accent subtests because of their theorized importance to the feeling of musical groove ( Witek et al, 2014 ; Etani et al, 2018 ; Matthews et al, 2019 ; Fukuie et al, 2022 ) and their robustness against noisy testing environments ( Zentner and Strauss, 2017 ). We also chose to use the Melody subtest as an exploratory measure as previous research has yet to report that melody influences musical groove.…”

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“…Beat-based musical elements may also activate neural motor networks. Listening to beat-based rhythms related to groove, without accompanying physical movement, engages auditory ( Snyder and Large, 2005 ; Fujioka et al, 2009 ), prefrontal ( Fukuie et al, 2022 ), and sensorimotor brain regions ( Grahn and Brett, 2007 ; Grahn and Rowe, 2009 , 2013 ; Fujioka et al, 2012 ). Additionally, listening to beats and rhythms can encourage kinesthetic movement by providing a temporal anchor to synchronize our bodies to the music ( Iyer, 2002 ; Leman, 2012 ; Leow et al, 2021 ) and with one another ( Kokal et al, 2011 ; Cirelli et al, 2014 ; Stupacher et al, 2017a , b ).…”

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Elements of musical and dance sophistication predict musical groove perception

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Listening to groovy music is an enjoyable experience and a common human behavior in some cultures. Specifically, many listeners agree that songs they find to be more familiar and pleasurable are more likely to induce the experience of musical groove. While the pleasurable and dance-inducing effects of musical groove are omnipresent, we know less about how subjective feelings toward music, individual musical or dance experiences, or more objective musical perception abilities are correlated with the way we experience groove. Therefore, the present study aimed to evaluate how musical and dance sophistication relates to musical groove perception. One-hundred 24 participants completed an online study during which they rated 20 songs, considered high- or low-groove, and completed the Goldsmiths Musical Sophistication Index, the Goldsmiths Dance Sophistication Index, the Beat and Meter Sensitivity Task, and a modified short version of the Profile for Music Perception Skills. Our results reveal that measures of perceptual abilities, musical training, and social dancing predicted the difference in groove rating between high- and low-groove music. Overall, these findings support the notion that listeners’ individual experiences and predispositions may shape their perception of musical groove, although other causal directions are also possible. This research helps elucidate the correlates and possible causes of musical groove perception in a wide range of listeners.

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“…Beat-based musical elements may also activate neural motor networks. Listening to a beats and rhythms related to groove, without accompanying physical movement, engages auditory (Snyder and Large, 2005;Fujioka et al, 2009), prefrontal (Fukuie et al, 2022)and sensorimotor brain regions (Grahn and Brett, 2007;Rowe, 2009, 2013;Fujioka et al, 2012). Additionally, listening to beats and rhythms can encourage kinetic movement by providing a temporal anchor to synchronize our bodies to the music (Iyer, 2002;Leman, 2012;Leow et al, 2021) and with one another (Kokal et al, 2011;Cirelli et al, 2014;Stupacher et al, 2017bStupacher et al, , 2017a.…”

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Elements of Musical and Dance Sophistication Predict Musical Groove Perception

O'Connell¹,

Nave-Blodgett²,

Wilson³

et al. 2022

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Listening to groovy music is an enjoyable experience and a common human behavior in some cultures. Specifically, many listeners agree that high-groove songs are more familiar and likable than low-groove songs. While the pleasurable and dance-inducing effects of musical groove is clearly omnipresent, we know less about how subjective feelings towards music, individual musical or dance experiences, or more objective musical perception abilities are correlated with the way we experience groove. Therefore, the present study aimed to evaluate how musical and dance sophistication relates to musical groove perception. One-hundred and twenty-four participants completed an online study during which they rated 20 songs, considered high or low groove, and completed the Goldsmith Musical Sophistication Index, the Goldsmith Dance Sophistication Index, the Beat and Meter Sensitivity Task, and a modified short version of the Profile for Music Perception Skills. Our results reveal that perceptual abilities, musical training, and body awareness predicted the difference in groove rating between high- and low-groove music. Overall, these findings support the notion that listeners’ individual experiences and predispositions may shape their perception of musical groove, although other causal directions are also possible. This research helps elucidate the correlates and possible causes of musical groove perception in a wide range of listeners.

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Groove rhythm stimulates prefrontal cortex function in groove enjoyers

Cited by 18 publications

References 73 publications

A Review of Psychological and Neuroscientific Research on Musical Groove (2006−2022)

A Review of Psychological and Neuroscientific Research on Musical Groove (2006−2022)

Elements of musical and dance sophistication predict musical groove perception

Elements of Musical and Dance Sophistication Predict Musical Groove Perception

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