It has been shown that it is possible to generate perceptual illusions of ownership in
immersive virtual reality (IVR) over a virtual body seen from first person perspective, in other …

Since communication and expression are central aspects of music performance it is
important to develop a systematic pedagogy of teaching children and teenagers …

Social interactive learning denotes the ability to acquire new information from a conspecific—
a prerequisite for cultural evolution and survival. As inspired by recent neurophysiological …

Music performance is typically a collective affair, with multiple individuals coming together in
ensembles of varying size and composition. Although aesthetic and social goals of …

In Psychology of Music: From Sound to Significance (2nd edition), the authors consider
music on a broad scale, from its beginning as an acoustical signal to its different …

The Role of Anticipatory Auditory Imagery in musical ensemble performance was
investigated by examining the relationship between individual differences in auditory …

Interpersonal movement synchrony (IMS) is central to social behavior in several species. In
humans, IMS is typically studied using structured tasks requiring participants to produce …

Musical ensemble performance constitutes a refined form of joint action that involves the non-
verbal communication of information about musical structure and expressive intentions via …

Expert ensemble musicians produce exquisitely coordinated sounds, but rehearsal is
typically required to do so. Ensemble coordination may thus be influenced by the degree to …

Social behaviors rely on the coordination of multiple effectors within one's own body as well
as between the interacting bodies. However, little is known about how coupling at the …