Following the publication of our paper "Micro-variations in timing and loudness affect music-evoked mental imagery", the University of Sydney has just shared a media release! How tiny tweaks in music shape what we imagine www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion...

The first study from my PhD project is now available! 🎉 "Micro-variations in timing and loudness affect music-evoked mental imagery" Supervised by wonderful @steffenherff.bsky.social @andytonality.bsky.social and @muireannirish.bsky.social. Read here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

“Whether we’re celebrating or grieving, music is something we can turn to." A new study led by @steffenherff.bsky.social from @sydney.edu.au's Sydney Conservatorium of Music has shown for the first time empirically that music can keep you company by facilitating imagined social interactions.

Wonderful to see our research being featured on the ABC's Weekend Breakfast. In a wonderful chat between @cerenayyildiz.bsky.social from the Sydney, Music, Mind, and Body Lab, and Fauziah Ibrahim & Tom Oriti from the ABC, they discussed how music can be good company. @sydney.edu.au

@cerenayyildiz.bsky.social from the @smmb-lab.bsky.social just did a wonderful interview on live TV discussing our recent research looking at 'Can Music be good company'. #musicscience #mentalimagery @sydney.edu.au

Can you think of examples of books, films, TV shows, etc. featuring earworms or other types of imagined music? Please share them here! musicinmyhead.org/inner-music-...

My supervisor, Dr @steffenherff.bsky.social, and I wrote this piece for The Conversation on music and imagination: “Can music be good company?” …based on our lab’s recent work @smmb-lab.bsky.social theconversation.com/can-music-be...

Can music be good company? We contributed a small piece to the @theconversation.com drawing from recent work in the field of music and mental imagery. #musicscience #mentalimagery theconversation.com/can-music-be...

Delighted to share our new work 'Solitary silence and social sounds: music can influence mental imagery, inducing thoughts of social interactions'. We show that music is indeed good company! #musicscience #mentalimagery www.nature.com/articles/s41...

I had the great pleasure to chat with Sarah Ayoub about Music, Imagination, and their potential benefits for children transitioning from day care to 'big school' www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... @australia.theguardian.com @sydneyuni.bsky.social #mentalimagery #musicscience

The ALS is offering five scholarships and prizes to provide funding support of up to $5,000 for linguistics research students conducting research in any area of linguistics. Deadline: 6 May 2024 Find out more here: www.als.asn.au/Pages/ALS/Gr...

I’m truly honoured to have been awarded a Sydney Horizon Fellowship at USYD. #musicscience #mentalimagery www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion...

Discover the science behind why some tunes stick in your head forever! Dr Steffen Herff breaks down the relationship between music and memory. From emotional nostalgia to the 'reminiscence bump', explore the power of musical memories. Read more: tinyurl.com/2vk5cy72 | @steffenherff.bsky.social

"Think about music as a strong emotional amplifier, and we can use it for many purposes." ARC DECRA Research Fellow, Dr Steffen Herff (@steffenherff.bsky.social), talked about harnessing the power of music with ABC Classic. #musicscience #powerofmusic | Read more: tinyurl.com/ycyxer7w

Delighted to share that our (with @matskussner.bsky.social S.Hashim @cerenayyildiz.bsky.social) project on using music-induced #mentalimagery to alleviate feelings of loneliness in older adults was funded (2yrs) by the DAAD and the UA under the AU/GER Joint Research Cooperation Scheme #musicscience

Do you want to do a phd on #speech and #song and how we use our brain for it #electrophysiology #neuroimaging #motor #rhythm ? Come work with us at the MPI_ae ! Apply here and contact me for questions. e-recruiting.pro/jobposting/7... Please forward to everyone interested!

JCU has the Elizabeth Pearse Music Scholarship to fund the study of music at Masters or PhD level. Applications now open. #MusicScience

Interested in a #musicscience / #musicology internship in the Department of Musicology and Media Studies at HU Berlin? Apply for one of our projects before 10 Dec and join our team in the summer of 2024: hic.hu-berlin.de/en/internshi...

New #musicscience & #mentalimagery work on "Music listening evokes story-like visual imagery with both idiosyncratic and shared content" by Sarah Hashim, Lauren Stewart, @matskussner.bsky.social , Diana Omigie journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...

Funded PhD project on music, autobiographical and collective memories with me at Keele Uni, UK -psych grads only, sorry, but distance learners welcome. Closes 4 December. #musicscience

Welcome to PhD students @cerenayyildiz.bsky.social (researching how 🎵 rhythm & instrumentation affect directed mental imagery) & @ugurmkaya.bsky.social (how vocal techniques shape vividness & sentiment of mental imagery) who just joined our #mentalimagery and #musicscience communities on 🟦sky.

+++ Luiza and I met *virtually* two years ago at SysMus21, and now we’re doing our PhDs together at the MARCS Institute, not only attended #SysMus23 together until 4 am Sydney time, but virtually sat together! 👯‍♀️🎶🎙️👀 #musicscience

It was great attending #SysMus23 and presenting our recent research on the prevalent role of imagined social interactions during music listening @steffenherff.bsky.social Liila Taruffi! ✨✨✨🎶🧠 #musicscience

We are hiring! I’m not on this search committee, but would be great to see some #musicscience peeps apply northeastern.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/career...

We have two postdoc positions at the Center for Philosophy of Science at Pitt. Join us in this unique place for philosophy of science. Please share widely.

Dear #mentalimagery community, I've set up a custom feed for research and discussion related to mental imagery. Just write #mentalimagery in your post, and it'll show up. You can add it to your feeds by clicking on 'feeds' on the left and search for 'mentalimagery' :-).

I'm accepting applications for prospective grad students to join my lab. Nov 1 is the next deadline to be considered for University of Auckland PhD scholarships starting from March 2024: auckland.ac.nz/en/study/sch... Please see my lab manual for details: drive.google.com/file/d/1ayBI...

Just finished my obligatory yearly replay of Journey. Once again I’m amazed by @awintory.bsky.social's incredible music. Also again grateful to Jenova Chen allowing us to use some of the game as stimuli in our research on music induced mental imagery #musicscience 🎵🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Fully funded PhD and postdoc position available! Start: early 2024 Topic: the role of mental imagery extremes in subjective perception PI: Tessa van Leeuwen Loc: Tilburg University, Netherlands In collab w me! Info: PhD: tiu.nu/21884 Postdoc: tiu.nu/21885 #CogSci #consci #VisionScience

Updated ESLR jobs board! Big highlights: 10 PhD positions in bioacoustics + AI (bioacousticai.eu), 6 postdocs in human/earth systems at U of Cologne, (imfess.uni-koeln.de/hescor/posit...), complexity fellows at SFI (apply-sfi.smapply.org/prog/complex...) 🦜🌍💻 bit.ly/ESLR-Jobs

We at the @MARCSInstitute are looking for a professor/chair in human neuroscience. tinyurl.com/HumanNeuro I am happy to answer questions about work-life in MARCS/WSU/Sydney/Australia. Please RT! #neuroscience #academicsky #neuroskyence