Author(s): Câmara GS; Spiech C; Solli S; Bang B; Rogulina O; Laeng B; Danielsen A;

Musicians convey timing "feels" in groove-based performance by manipulating onset asynchrony between instruments and the durational ratio of metrical subdivisions (non-isochrony, or "swing"). The present study tested whether listeners perceive such fine-grained timing deviations by measuring the just-noticeable difference (JND) thresho ...

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Author(s): Spiech C; Câmara GS; Fuhrer J; Penhune V;

The pleasurable urge to move to music, termed "groove," is thought to arise from the tension between top-down metric expectations or predictions and rhythmic complexity. Specifically, groove ratings are highest for moderately complex rhythms, balancing expectation and surprise. To test this, meter and rhythmic complexity need to be manipulated i ...

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