This is the first comprehensive theoretical article on aesthetic emotions. Following Kant's
definition, we propose that it is the first and foremost characteristic of aesthetic emotions to …

Music has cognitive, psychosocial, behavioral and motor benefits for people with
neurological disorders such as dementia, stroke, Parkinson's disease (PD) and Autism …

Previous literature has shown that music preferences (and thus preferred musical features)
differ depending on the listening context and reasons for listening (RL). Yet, to our …

The aim of this paper was to investigate if a general consensus could be established for the
term “musician.” Research papers (N= 730) published between 2011 and 2017 were …

The pleasurable desire to move to music, also known as groove, is modulated by rhythmic
complexity. How the sensation of groove is influenced by other musical features, such as the …

Music makes us move, and using bass instruments to build the rhythmic foundations of
music is especially effective at inducing people to dance to periodic pulse-like beats. Here …

Efforts to integrate music into healthcare systems and wellness practices are accelerating
but the biological foundations supporting these initiatives remain underappreciated. As a …

When listening to music, we naturally move our bodies rhythmically to the beat, which can
be pleasurable and difficult to resist. This pleasurable sensation of wanting to move the body …

Ancient and culturally universal, dance pervades many areas of life and has multiple
benefits. In this article, we provide a conceptual framework and systematic review, as a …

When listening to music, we often feel a strong desire to move our body in relation to the
pulse of the rhythm. In music psychology, this desire to move is described by the term …