Author(s): Spiech C; Martínez MG; Lazzari G; Penhune V;

The pleasurable urge to move to music ("groove") has been shown to be greatest for moderately complex musical rhythms. This is thought to occur because temporal predictions from the motor system reinforce our perception of the beat when there is a balance between expectation and surprise. The supplementary motor area (SMA) has been identified as ...

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Author(s): Witek MAG; Matthews TE; Bechtold TA; Penhune V;

Rhythmic music often leads to an urge to move the body in time with the music. This urge to move can be a pleasurable experience. In psychology, we define the pleasurable wanting to move to music as groove. Here, we investigate where in the body these two groove components-movement and pleasure-are felt and whether the embodied sensations depend on the mu ...

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Author(s): Matthews TE, Witek MAG, Lund T, Vuust P, Penhune VB

Neuroimage. 2020 Mar 23;:116768 Authors: Matthews TE, Witek MAG, Lund T, Vuust P, Penhune VB

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