Music, Mind, Body and Brain

Lexical Processing of Children with Hearing Loss Using Bilateral Devices –Associations with Music Perception Skills Abstract. Introduction: Hearing loss (HL) poses a risk for challenges in lexical processing. While music perception skills are linked to improved lexical processing in normal hearing (NH) children, th...

New study on lexical processing skills and their association with music perception skills in children with bilateral hearing loss.

Read more here: doi.org/10.1159/0005...

#MusicScience #HearingLoss

Music and cross-modal associations Exploring how people with different cultural and musical backgrounds associate music with images, shapes, colours, emotions, and words.

A new project by our researcher Alessandro Ansani has been funded by the Research Council of Finland under the Academy Research Fellow program! 🤩 The project explores the cross-modal connections between features across different senses, such as sight & sound.

More info: r.jyu.fi/Fgw

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“It is the Soundtrack for my Life” – Cinematic Construction of Self- Identity Through Music Listening - Lotta Kourilehto, Suvi Saarikallio, Henna-Riikka Peltola, Elina Westinen, 2026 Transitional changes in youth are directing young people to ponder about themselves and who they want to become. Previous research has largely focused on identi...

Music listening turns everyday moments into cinematic scenes. How do young people use music as a soundtrack for their lives to reflect, imagine & understand themselves? New study explores the cinematic side of music listening & identity construction.🎬

Read more: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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MUSICONNEX conference addresses the following questions: How can music help to connect with self and others? How can we study and measure this across mind, body, and varied contexts? What are the related next steps in research and engagement platforms?

Important dates: Abstract submission opens on the 2nd of February, 2026. Abstract submittion deadline is the 31st of March, 2026. For more information, visit our website.

We are excited to announce the MUSICONNEX Conference!
The hybrid conference will be hosted @coe-mmbb.bsky.social , @uniofjyvaskyla.bsky.social, Finland, on Sept 22–24th 2026. Check our keynotes, website, and contact information in the comments.
#musicscience #musicresearch #musiconnex

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Can the same song make you feel happy and sad? Our new study shows emotional complexity—feeling both positive and negative emotions—is common with personally meaningful music, but varies across people. Discover what influences it: doi.org/10.1016/j.jr...

#musicscience #emotions #personalityresearch

MUSICONNEX Welcome to the MUSICONNEX Conference, in Jyväskylä, 22-24 September 2026!

Excited to announce the MUSICONNEX Conference @ Centre of Excellence in Music, Mind, Body, and Brain, Uni of Jyväskylä FI, Sep 22–24 2026! 🤩

Keynotes: Prof. Katrina McFerran, Prof. Elizabeth Margulis & Prof. Hauke Egermann. Abstract submissions open!

Info: www.jyu.fi/en/events/mu...

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A poster with a text: "Love concerts? Join our study! Chance to win a 30€ S-group voucher. We are looking for music lovers in Finland. Live concert goers, Livestream concert watchers, Musicians." On the background a picture of a live concert with blue lights and a crowd with their hands in the air. Logos of Jyväskylän yliopisto/University of Jyväskylä, VTT and MUSICOTAS.

🎶 Love concerts? Join our study & tell us why! 🎶 mmbb.ltdk.helsinki.fi/publix/9y7h9...

We look for:
Active concert-goers
Online stream watchers
Musicians
Living in Finland

We need you to be: 
Fluent in English 
Over 18
Able to take part in a video call

#Music #Musiikki #Finland #Suomi #Concerts

Music plays an important role in relationships, especially in the early stages. It can help people express identity, share emotions and bond. But how does music contribute to romantic love at different stages of a relationship?

Read more: doi.org/10.12688/ope...

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One particular thing can instantly reveal a lot about your personality. And researchers think we should be much better at using it in our love lives A social signal can say something about who you are as a person and what matters to you in a split second. And according to two researchers, the factor can be an easy way to breathe life into a relati...

Looking forward to Valentine's day? Our researcher, Dr Joshua Bamford @js.bamford.id.au has some relationship advice, based upon recent studies into music and love. 🥰💘

Read it here: scienceillustrated.com/humans/one-p...

#MusicScience #MusicSky #ValentinesDay

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Frontiers | Does music support executive functions and affective responses during acute exercise? A systematic review and meta-analysis IntroductionMaintaining a steady running pace despite physical or mental fatigue often engages executive functions. These functions may contribute to sustain...

New systematic review/meta-analysis: Music is widely used in exercise, yet its cognitive & affective effects remain unclear. Results show no consistent overall effects, but meta-regression indicates that higher exercise intensity predicts smaller effects of music. Read more: doi.org/10.3389/fpsy...

Master's Degree Programme in Music and Science The Master's Degree Programme in Music and Science at the University of Jyväskylä aims to help students understand the various functions of music in modern everyday life by examining music through a c...

Come study with us! We are excited to announce the international application period for our Master’s Degree in Music and Science is now open!

www.jyu.fi/en/study-wit...

You can apply until 21 January 2026. Please distribute to anyone interested!

MT can be implemented in individual & group settings w/ different methods: improvisation, music imagery, music listening & songwriting. It can enhance depression, anxiety & functioning, support agency, self-expression & emotion regulation, promote wellbeing & facilitate self-reflection/awareness.

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New review out on music therapy in treatment of depression-related disorders in working-age population! MT is an effective treatment for depression, anxiety and work-related stress. 1/2

Read here: www.psykiatriantutkimussaatio.fi/wp-content/u...

#MusicScience #MusicTherapy #Depression #Stress

🎧 New #FENS - #EJN Journal Club Podcast episode!

🧠 In this episode, Hanna Poikonen explores what brain synchrony reveals about expertise and why taking #neuroscience out of the lab could bring us closer to understanding real-life experiences.

👉 https://loom.ly/bft__7k

Also the Finnish Broadcasting company Yle is featuring our research on teenage music memories! They’re collecting people’s own musical memories — go share yours!
👉 yle.fi/a/74-20191537

#MusicScience #Musiikkimuistot #Musiikkipsykologia

Great news: Our recent paper on the reminiscence bump in music just got featured in Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish): www.hs.fi/tiede/art-20...

Using dynamic functional connectivity analysis, we show that musicians’ brains shift more often between sensorimotor, emotional, and cognitive networks involving frontal, motor, and auditory regions & non-musicians engage more self-referential patterns centred on medial prefrontal & parietal areas.

Frontiers | Differences in dynamic functional connectivity between musicians and non-musicians during naturalistic music listening IntroductionBased on tens of neuroimaging studies and a meta-analysis, we know that music expertise is associated with increases in brain volume and activity...

New paper out on how musical training shapes the brain’s dynamics during naturalistic music listening. Musical expertise, it seems, transforms how the brain moves with music. (1/2, continues in comments.)

Read here: www.frontiersin.org/journals/neu...

We are excited to announce the first major study on the NEW MuPsych app!

Find out how listening to Music on your phone influences your Emotions.

To take part, go to www.MusicStudy.eu

#MusicScience #MusicPsychology

Frontiers | Music-based emotion regulation: a bibliometric systematic review (2000–2024) BackgroundMusic Emotion Regulation (MER) research has emerged as a significant field in mental health intervention, yet a comprehensive bibliometric analysis...

Interesting systematic review on music-based emotion regulation!

Read it here: www.frontiersin.org/journals/psy...

#MusicScience #MusicEmotion #MusicPsychology #EmotionRegulation

Musiikit ja ammatit Monissa ammateissa voidaan hyödyntää monipuolisesti musiikillista osaamista ja kiinnostusta – musiikki ei ole vain muusikkoja varten! Mari Tervaniemi on tänä vuonna keskustellut useiden musiikin asian...

Musiikit ja ammatit in YouTube: www.youtube.com/@musiikitjaa...

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Musiikit & ammatit in Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/24LZGev...

Kaipaatko kuunneltavaa viikonlopuksi? Podcast-jaksojamme on jo aika monta ja lisää tulee viikottain; löydät ne 1: https://lnkd.in/d2DagSFp  => podcast => musiikit ja ammatit (täällä ... Kaipaatko kuunneltavaa viikonlopuksi? Podcast-jaksojamme on jo aika monta ja lisää tulee viikottain; löydät ne 1: https://lnkd.in/d2DagSFp  => podcast => musiikit ja ammatit (täällä taustoitukset ...

Looking for interesting podcasts about music in #finnish / #suomeksi? Check out our podcasts about "Musiikit ja ammatit": professionals from various fields tell how they benefit of having music as their hobby.

Available in Spotify and Youtube, links in comments!

#MusicScience #Musiikki #Podcast

2/2 Explore the data here: t.ly/e1EtP

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Our study about reminiscence bump(s) in personally meaningful music:

Your life’s greatest hits? A global study finds they trace back to our teens. Timing changes w/ age & gender: as we age, men stick to old favourites, women embrace newer tunes! 1/2

Read: t.ly/u2qvJ

#MusicScience #MusicPsychology

2/2 We show that occipital regions are engaged during music (attention, imagery, emotion) and that the brain more often shifts from DMN to orbitofrontal–limbic states, patterns that may help explain how music supports emotion and reward processing in children.

Frontiers | Differences in dynamic functional connectivity between naturalistic music listening and rest in preadolescents IntroductionEngagement with music is a significant aspect of adolescents' lives and this interest blossoms during preadolescence. Compared to the extensive b...

A new study out on dynamic functional connectivity in preadolescents during music listening and resting state. (1/2, continues in comments)

Read more here:
www.frontiersin.org/journals/hum...

#MusicPsychology #MusicScience #MusicNeuroscience #Neuroscience

Embodied Dynamics of Metre Perception - RITMO Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Rhythm, Time and Motion Professor of Music at the University of Jyväskylä, Petri Toiviainen, will speak at RITMO's Seminar Series.

Our next RITMO Seminar Series is Tuesday next week!😁
Professor of Music at the University of Jyväskylä, Petri Toiviainen @ptoiviai.bsky.social, will give a talk titled "Embodied Dynamics of Metre Perception".
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