Getting into the groove: Pleasure and body-movement in music
- Date
- Jan 31, 2017
- Time
- 4:40 PM - 6:10 PM
- Speaker
- Maria Witek
- Affiliation
- Aarhus University
- Language
- en
- Main Topic
- Psychologie
- Other Topics
- Psychologie, Gesellschaft, Philos., Erzieh.
- Description
- What is it about music that makes people want to move? And why does if feel so good? In this lecture, we will cover the musical, cognitive and neural mechanisms underlying pleasure from musical rhythm, with a focus on groove. Groove is psychologically defined as a musical quality associated with a pleasurable desire to move, and has been shown to affect both reward and motor functioning, in the body and the brain. We will learn about why certain kinds of rhythmic patterns - such as syncopations and off-beat rhythms - have such a powerful effect on us. Finally, we’ll consider the implications of the pleasure of rhythm for social interaction and discuss the potential evolutionary purpose of moving together in time.
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Location
Andere (Institute of Art and Music, August-Bebel-Str. 20, Room E08)
Organizer
TU Dresden, Fakultät Sprach-, Literatur- und KulturwissenschaftenZeunerstr.1e01062Dresden
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