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... #MusicScience

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... #MusicScience #MusicSports

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... #MusicScience

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... #MusicScience #MusicListening #AttachmentStyle

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...

"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... #MusicScience

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... #MusicScience

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... #MusicScience #HearingLoss

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 #MusicScience

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/...

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. #musicscience #musicresearch #musiconnex

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... #MusicScience

🎶 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... #MusicScience #MusicSky

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... #MusicScience #MusicSky #ValentinesDay

New systematic review/meta-analysis: Music is widely used in exercise, yet its cognitive & affective effects remain unclear. Results show no consistent overall effects, but meta-regression indicates that higher exercise intensity predicts smaller effects of music. Read more: doi.org/10.3389/fpsy...

Come study with us! We are excited to announce the international application period for our Master’s Degree in Music and Science is now open! www.jyu.fi/en/study-wit... You can apply until 21 January 2026. Please distribute to anyone interested!

New review out on music therapy in treatment of depression-related disorders in working-age population! MT is an effective treatment for depression, anxiety and work-related stress. 1/2 Read here: www.psykiatriantutkimussaatio.fi/wp-content/u... #MusicScience #MusicTherapy #Depression #Stress

🎧 New #FENS - #EJN Journal Club Podcast episode! 🧠 In this episode, Hanna Poikonen explores what brain synchrony reveals about expertise and why taking #neuroscience out of the lab could bring us closer to understanding real-life experiences. 👉 https://loom.ly/bft__7k

Also the Finnish Broadcasting company Yle is featuring our research on teenage music memories! They’re collecting people’s own musical memories — go share yours! 👉 yle.fi/a/74-20191537 #MusicScience #Musiikkimuistot #Musiikkipsykologia

Great news: Our recent paper on the reminiscence bump in music just got featured in Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish): www.hs.fi/tiede/art-20...

New paper out on how musical training shapes the brain’s dynamics during naturalistic music listening. Musical expertise, it seems, transforms how the brain moves with music. (1/2, continues in comments.) Read here: www.frontiersin.org/journals/neu...

We are excited to announce the first major study on the NEW MuPsych app! Find out how listening to Music on your phone influences your Emotions. To take part, go to www.MusicStudy.eu #MusicScience #MusicPsychology

Interesting systematic review on music-based emotion regulation! Read it here: www.frontiersin.org/journals/psy... #MusicScience #MusicEmotion #MusicPsychology #EmotionRegulation

Looking for interesting podcasts about music in #finnish / #suomeksi? Check out our podcasts about "Musiikit ja ammatit": professionals from various fields tell how they benefit of having music as their hobby. Available in Spotify and Youtube, links in comments! #MusicScience #Musiikki #Podcast

Our study about reminiscence bump(s) in personally meaningful music: Your life’s greatest hits? A global study finds they trace back to our teens. Timing changes w/ age & gender: as we age, men stick to old favourites, women embrace newer tunes! 1/2 Read: t.ly/u2qvJ #MusicScience #MusicPsychology

A new study out on dynamic functional connectivity in preadolescents during music listening and resting state. (1/2, continues in comments) Read more here: www.frontiersin.org/journals/hum... #MusicPsychology #MusicScience #MusicNeuroscience #Neuroscience

Our next RITMO Seminar Series is Tuesday next week!😁 Professor of Music at the University of Jyväskylä, Petri Toiviainen @ptoiviai.bsky.social, will give a talk titled "Embodied Dynamics of Metre Perception". Read more here:

Check out our study on PIMSs: Personalized Interactive Music Systems (PIMSs) adapt musical features such as tempo in real time, to users’ movements and exercise intensity. 1/2 Read more: humanfactors.jmir.org/2025/1/e70372 #MusicAndExercise #PhysicalActivity #ExerciseScience #Affect #MusicScience

Looking to do a Master's in Music and Science? The next application round for Master’s Degree Programme in Music and Science at the University of Jyväskylä (Finland) is open: January 7-21, 2026 Find out more about our program at the International Applicants' Day: jyu.fi/applicantsday

Our new study shows that spatial audio in VR may support targeted rehabilitation in visuospatial neglect. 1/2 Read more: xr.jmir.org/2025/1/e72439/ #VirtualReality #SpatialAudio #StrokeRecovery

Did you know? Emotions in national anthems reveal surprising patterns in geography and culture. 1/2 (continues in comments) Read more: www.nature.com/articles/s41... #Musicscience #MusicPsychology #MIR #NationalAnthems #Emotion

Interesting in networking and following our research output on LinkedIn? Join us here: www.linkedin.com/company/coe-...

This week we had two amazing seminar / research workshop days with the @coe-mmbb.bsky.social team, followed by some extreme water sports. #musicscience #ilovemyjob

I received some great news during our @coe-mmbb.bsky.social meeting last week: my paper was selected for the Outstanding Paper Award of our Center for the year 2022 🥳 Now I am motivated to produce more 😁 read it here journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...

Prof. Toiviainen and Prof. Särkämö: cutting funding for culture is a short-sighted policy that undermines societal wellbeing, given the crucial role of arts and music in supporting mental health, social cohesion, and human development across all ages 👇 Linkki: www.aamulehti.fi/lukijalta/ar...

New study by @persatz.bsky.social on children's music-making explores empathy & synchrony! Findings show that higher trait empathy helps children synchronize better, especially when their timing is less stable. Female-female pairs also synchronized better. 1/2 #musicscience

When did humans first begin to sing, and why? I had a crack at answering this question as part of @newscientist.com's LastWord series. www.newscientist.com/lastword/mg2... #musicscience @coe-mmbb.bsky.social

Now this is podcasting! Listen to "JYU for YOU" podcast to hear MMBB researcher Marc Thompson discuss the Centre, the Master's iN Music and Science and how he ended up in Finland. open.spotify.com/episode/3VV8...

Our very own Dr Andy Danso was recently featured on Yle! Check it out! Tutkimus: Musiikki vähentää kokemusta liikunnan rasittavuudesta ja auttaa tekemään siitä pysyvän tavan (Music makes exercise more enjoyable, easier and may increase adherence) yle.fi/a/74-20152374

A collaboration with Elvira Brattico identified neural & psychological underpinnings of beauty perception in music. fMRI scans show that stunning melodies activate the orbitofrontal cortex, while not-beautiful tunes trigger more basic auditory processing. www.ibroneuroscience.org/article/S030...

New research from CoE MMBB: Laura Ginström et al. claim using music to boost your mood might be linked to lower fitness levels in overweight adults. Participants who relied on songs for mood regulation had poorer cardiorespiratory fitness. #musicscience journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...

So proud to share that our own Professor Petri Toiviainen has been honored with a prestigious award from the Finnish Cultural Foundation! 🎉 Thrilled to see his contributions getting the recognition they deserve! #musicscience @phtoiviainen skr.fi/en/news/finn...