🎶 Do musicians slow down as they age? Turns out: yes.
New research on more than 10k songs shows that as artists get older, their songs get slower. Not laziness (probably) — but biology, creativity, and groove that ages gracefully. Less BPM, more soul. 🎸
👉 doi.org/10.1177/1029...
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2/2: This sheds light on how we make sense of complex sound environments — like music, conversations, or bustling public spaces — and highlights just how flexible and powerful our auditory system really is. 👂✨
Ever tried listening to two rhythms at once? Your brain might be better at it than you think. In our study, we show for the first time that people can extract & evaluate timing information from multiple non‑metrically related sound streams simultaneously. 1/2
👉 doi.org/10.1177/2059...
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[FI] 10v sitten käynnistynyt Lukivauva-hanke on seurannut 200 lapsen kielen ja aivojen kehitystä ja lukutaitoa ennustavia tekijöitä. Kaikille avoin juhlaseminaari 23.4. paikan päällä/livestriiminä. Ennakkoilmoittautumisia pyydetään 15.4. mennessä, lisätietoja: tapahtumat.helsinki.fi/fi-FI/page/6...
Deadline postponed 🥳 A few more days to work on your abstract and send it our way 🤗 new DL: 12th April
New scoping review out on music and fear! 😱 The relationship between music and fear is a complex, multifaceted phenomenon, ranging from neurological and embodied levels to musical features, and cultural and multimodal contexts.
Read more in Music & Science: doi.org/10.1177/2059...
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Does self-selected music improve high-intensity endurance performance? Participants lasted ~6 minutes longer listening to self-selected music; no meaningful differences at exhaustion. Music may increase effort tolerance, rather than changing physiological cost.
Read more: doi.org/10.1016/j.ps...
Call for Abstracts – 5th Joint Seminar on Music, Sport and Health, 12 June 2026 University of Jyväskylä, Finland & Centre of Excellence in Music, Mind, Body and Brain (in-person)
Abstract deadline: March 27th, 2026
Details & submission: www.jyu.fi/en/events/5t...
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Have you ever felt a deep, powerful connection to music — a moment when a song pulls you in, moves you, or completely absorbs you in it? We would love to hear about those experiences.
Learn more and participate on our study on musical immersion: www.jyu.fi/en/news/join...
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Back in November, Yle ran a story on our study about teenage music and memory, inviting readers to share their own teen hits. End of January they published the survey results carousel-style (yle.fi/a/74-20203963) inspired by our research. Fun to see our work reaching the public!
There's still time to submit abstracts to MUSICONNEX conference.
See you in Jyväskylä :)
Have you practised music by mentally hearing the sound, seeing the score, or feeling the motions? That’s voluntary musical imagery (VMI). A new review explains why imagery can work like physical practice, and what this means for mental practice and teaching.
Read more: doi.org/10.3389/fpsy...
The research of Nella Moisseinen featured in the Finnish national broadcaster YLE:
Nella Moisseisen väitöstutkimuksessa selvisi, että kuorossa laulaminen on yhteydessä aivojen rakenteeseen, muistiin ja hyvinvointiin.
Lue lisää: yle.fi/a/74-20214353
#Kuorolaulu #Hyvinvointi #Musiikki
Are you clingy or afraid of commitment? New research shows that our way of listening to music reflects differences in attachment style.
Read more in Musicae Scientiae: doi.org/10.1177/1029...
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Relaxation music isn’t one-size-fits-all. Depression&anxiety influence whether people are more likely to choose energetic/mellow-instrumental tracks for managing stress.
Understanding patterns can help us use music more effectively to change our mood and relax.
Read more: doi.org/10.1177/1029...
Childrens' patterns are broadly similar to adults in previous studies, but with one difference: timbre doesn’t seem to influence children’s choices the way it does in adults. 2/2
"That sounds like a swan!": A new study shows that children aged 6–9 can make above‑chance matches between music from Peter and the Wolf and The Carnival of the Animals and the characters they depict. 1/2
Read more in Psychonomic Bulletin & Review: doi.org/10.3758/s134...
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A figure of ISMUS-LI scale; about people’s preferences for listening to music alone or with others
New study out:
Can we measure people’s preferences for listening to music alone or with others? Yes, we can now! We developed a new scale (ISMUS-LI) and found the two preferences to be uncorrelated and partly dependent on gender and age.
Read more: doi.org/10.1016/j.pa...
We're delighted to announce that professor Tuomas Eerola will return to the University of Jyväskylä @uniofjyvaskyla.bsky.social, thanks to a grant from the Research Council of Finland.
Welcome back @tuomaseerola.bsky.social! 🤩
www.jyu.fi/en/news/rese...
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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...
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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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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.
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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
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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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...
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