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Deniz Duman @denizduman.bsky.social · 5d

NEW PREPRINT 🥁
This project was on my desk for about 2.5 years, so I am happy to finally share it with everyone. Gathering evidence from various disciplines, together with Suvi Saarikallio, we proposed four sources of #pleasure associated with the experience of #groove
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Jyväskylän yliopisto | University of Jyväskylä, JYU @uniofjyvaskyla.bsky.social · Sep 4

🎵 A new study led by the University of Jyväskylä analysed the emotional content of 176 national anthems. The results show that anthems from countries near the equator tend to be more energetic, whereas those from northern regions tend to be more melancholic. 🌏 Read more: r.jyu.fi/GlU

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RPPW20 @rppw.bsky.social · Jun 16

Martin Hartmann is opening the #RPPW20 conference @uniofjyvaskyla.bsky.social @coe-mmbb.bsky.social

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RPPW20 @rppw.bsky.social · Jun 16

@ptoiviai.bsky.social is delivering the 1st keynote lecture on "Embodied Dynamics of Music Perception" #RPPW20 @coe-mmbb.bsky.social

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RPPW20 @rppw.bsky.social · Jun 12

Organisers are doing the final touches to the #RPPW20 we look forward to welcoming our colleagues to Jyväskylä next week @coe-mmbb.bsky.social @uniofjyvaskyla.bsky.social

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HigherJobz @higherjobz.bsky.social · Jun 6

Postdoctoral Position in Interdisciplinary Concert Research at Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark

Postdoctoral position in music cognition and concert research at Aarhus University, Denmark. Full-time role focused on interdisciplinary experimental research. Eligible candidates must hold a PhD.…

Postdoctoral Position in Interdisciplinary Concert Research at Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark

Postdoctoral position in music cognition and concert research at Aarhus University, Denmark. Full-time role focused on interdisciplinary experimental research. Eligible candidates must hold a PhD. Apply by 25 June 2025. Location: Aarhus, Denmark. Advance your academic career in a leading research environment.

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Deniz Duman @denizduman.bsky.social · May 27

I received some great news during our @coe-mmbb.bsky.social meeting last week: my paper was selected for the Outstanding Paper Award of our Center for the year 2022 🥳 Now I am motivated to produce more 😁 read it here journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...

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Jan Stupacher @stupacher.bsky.social · May 21

Our new study is out in this week’s issue of PNAS!
People in therapy for heroin and cocaine addiction felt more groove – the pleasurable urge to move to music – when listening to complex rhythms and harmonies, compared to people without drug addiction.
Open access: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Individuals with substance use disorders experience an increased urge to move to complex music | PNAS

Substance use disorders disrupt the dopaminergic system of the human brain, which plays a central role in movement and reward processing, altering ...

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Music, Mind, Body and Brain @coe-mmbb.bsky.social · Apr 28

Prof. Toiviainen and Prof. Särkämö: cutting funding for culture is a short-sighted policy that undermines societal wellbeing, given the crucial role of arts and music in supporting mental health, social cohesion, and human development across all ages

👇 Linkki: www.aamulehti.fi/lukijalta/ar...

Lukijalta | Lyhytnäköiset leikkaukset kulttuurista kylmäävät – romuttaa hyvinvointivaltion perustuksia

Kulttuurista leikkaaminen on lyhytnäköistä hyvinvointipolitiikkaa.

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Dr Joshua S. Bamford @js.bamford.id.au · Apr 24

When did humans first begin to sing, and why?

I had a crack at answering this question as part of @newscientist.com's LastWord series. www.newscientist.com/lastword/mg2...

#musicscience @coe-mmbb.bsky.social

Is it known when humans or our ancestors first started to sing?

As songs don't fossilise, this is a difficult task, point out our readers – but this doesn't stop them having a go

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Caroline Owen @carocaronet.bsky.social · Apr 4

What does music make you feel or imagine? @yorkmusicpsych.bsky.social the 3rd experiment in our longitudinal study for 5-11yo and their families is now online. Help Splat the alien 🛸learn about what music means to Earthlings! Info and access:
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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · Mar 22

NEW: Elon Musk’s X has suspended accounts of Turkish opposition groups, suppressing footage of anti-government protests.

So, best we share all the footage we can here!

This was last night’s massive demo against Erdogan’s government, which follows the arrest of his rival Ekrem İmamoğlu.

🇹🇷 #Turkey

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Kelly Jakubowski @kellyjakubowski.bsky.social · Feb 12

We're living in a world where diversification is quickly being devalued. If you're asking, what can I do as a #musicscience researcher to show my commitment to diversifying research, check out our article, out today in Music & Science, identifying key gaps & promising trends: doi.org/10.1177/2059...

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Researchers' Wellbeing Webinar Series @researcherswell.bsky.social · Mar 10

Welcome to join the Webinar on Researchers' Wellbeing & #Perfectionism on 19 March at 18:00 GMT.
Practical tools will be given by a counsellor to support our #academic journey.
Register: link.webropolsurveys.com/S/6ECFA547B8...
Supported by: @escom.bsky.social & @tieteentekijat.bsky.social

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Music, Mind, Body and Brain @coe-mmbb.bsky.social · Mar 3

So proud to share that our own Professor Petri Toiviainen has been honored with a prestigious award from the Finnish Cultural Foundation! 🎉 Thrilled to see his contributions getting the recognition they deserve! #musicscience @phtoiviainen
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Finnish Cultural Foundation awards go to Iris Candelaria, Pirkko Saisio and Petri Toiviainen - Finnish Cultural Foundation

Every year, the Finnish Cultural Foundation presents three €40,000 awards for activities in the fields of science, research, art and culture. The winners are some of the most interesting researchers, ...

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Anne Urai 🟥 @anne-urai.bsky.social · Feb 10

Feeling like academia is in pretty bad shape? You're not alone.

@clarekelly.bsky.social and I previously wrote about the need to collectively rethink and reshape scientific practice: the academic doughnut. Read more at elifesciences.org/articles/84991

But, have these ideas changed anything? 👇

Doughnut academia.
Adapting the “doughnut” model of economics to the academic world enables us to visualize the inner social foundations that universities should provide, and the outer human and planetary boundaries that universities need to avoid overshooting. Note that the ordering of elements within the inner and outer rings is random; there is no direct pairing between foundations and ceilings.

Adapted from Raworth, 2017 under a CC-BY-SA license.

Seven ways to think like a 21st century scientist.
1. Change the goal: from a business that produces papers and graduated students, towards a university that works towards the inside space of the academic doughnut. 2. Get savvy with systems: from feeling like a cog in the university machine, towards being gardeners of our academic system. 3. See the big picture: from academics who look out over the world from their ivory tower, towards scholarship which accepts its own embeddedness in (and dependence on) society and the planet. 4. Create to regenerate: from a rat race where we tread water, towards “slow scholarship” that values community building, deep thinking and rest crucial for intellectual work. 5. Nurture human nature: from the lone genius, towards team science. 6. Design to distribute: from a funding system where the rich get richer, towards a fair distribution of opportunities and resources. 7. Be agnostic about growth: from a focus on increasing numbers of papers, citations and students, towards rebuilding trust in our own academic communities and with society.

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Researchers' Wellbeing Webinar Series @researcherswell.bsky.social · Feb 19

We are starting tonight! If you registered, Zoom link for the meeting was sent to your email adresses, check you spam folder if you haven't seen the email yet.

Researchers' Wellbeing Webinar Series @researcherswell.bsky.social · Feb 7

🚀 Our first webinar is coming up!

Join us on 19 February at 19:00 GMT for "Understanding the Key Factors Influencing Wellbeing and #Perfectionism " There will be some practical tools given by a clinical therapist to support our #academic journey.
Register: link.webropolsurveys.com/S/6ECFA547B8...

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Dr Joshua S. Bamford @js.bamford.id.au · Feb 14

New online study looking at how people rate a musical rehearsal between two singers. It just takes 5-10 minutes and it'd be great if you could have a listen:
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Deniz Duman @denizduman.bsky.social · Feb 11

curious what are your takes on the book

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Pelle De Deckere @pelledd.bsky.social · Feb 11

We are starting recruitment for our next study! @musicinthebrain.bsky.social

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Silvia Genovese @silviagenovese.bsky.social · Feb 10

Hello! For my PhD at the @musicinthebrain.bsky.social we are conducting an online survey on music for sleep. 🎶💤
Click on the link if you’re more than 18 and listen to music for sleep! It takes around 15 minutes ☀️

survey.au.dk/LinkCollecto...

Thank you!

#musicscience
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Researchers' Wellbeing Webinar Series @researcherswell.bsky.social · Feb 7

🚀 Our first webinar is coming up!

Join us on 19 February at 19:00 GMT for "Understanding the Key Factors Influencing Wellbeing and #Perfectionism " There will be some practical tools given by a clinical therapist to support our #academic journey.
Register: link.webropolsurveys.com/S/6ECFA547B8...

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RPPW20 @rppw.bsky.social · Jan 28

Remember #kronos ? :)
Submit your abstract by this Friday, January 31st through: www.rppw.org/rppw20.html
@coe-mmbb.bsky.social #musicscience

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Deniz Duman @denizduman.bsky.social · Jan 23

We look forward to warmly welcoming our colleagues during the next RPPW in Jyväskylä. Submit your proposal by January 31st.

RPPW20 @rppw.bsky.social · Jan 23

The 20th Rhythm Perception and Production Workshop (RPPW 20) will take place at the Department of Music, Art and Culture Studies of the University of Jyväskylä, Finland from the 16th to the 19th of June 2025. Deadline for abstract submissions has been extended to January 31st. www.rppw.org/rppw20

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Tuomas Eerola @tuomaseerola.bsky.social · Jan 23

What emotions does music express? Through 3 experiments with association tasks & context-based activities with 5000+ participants & 600+ affect terms, we report structures that differ from music-induced emotions such as romantic, in love, free, & festive #musicscience doi.org/10.1371/jour...

Visualisation of search frequency of 213 affect terms, term similarities and clustering solution for 88 prominent terms, and the terms positioned within the affective circumplex space

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