Author(s): Matthews TE; Lumaca M; Witek MAG; Penhune VB; Vuust P;

There are pronounced differences in the degree to which individuals experience music-induced pleasure which are linked to variations in structural connectivity between auditory and reward areas. However, previous studies exploring the link between white mat ...

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Author(s): Pando-Naude V; Matthews TE; Højlund A; Jakobsen S; Østergaard K; Johnsen E; Garza-Villarreal EA; Witek MAG; Penhune V; Vuust P; ...

The pleasurable urge to move to music (PLUMM) activates motor and reward areas of the brain and is thought to be driven by predictive processes. Dopamine in motor and limbic networks is implicated ...

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Author(s): Witek MAG; Matthews T; Bodak R; Blausz MW; Penhune V; Vuust P;

The inverted U hypothesis in music predicts that listeners prefer intermediate levels of complexity. However, the shape of the liking response to harmonic complexity and the effect of musicianship remains unclear. Here, we tested whether the relationship be ...

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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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Author(s): Matthews TE; Witek MAG; Heggli OA; Penhune VB; Vuust P;

The pleasurable desire to move to music, also known as groove, is modulated by rhythmic complexity. How the sensation of groove is influenced by other musical features, such as the harmonic complexity of individual chords, is less clear. To address this, we ...

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