ArticleScientific reports2022
Groove rhythm stimulates prefrontal cortex function in groove enjoyers.
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- Is happier music groovier? The influence of emotional characteristics of musical chord progressions on groove.Psychological research · 2024Article
- Biological principles for music and mental health.Translational psychiatry · 2023Review
- Pupil dynamics during very light exercise predict benefits to prefrontal cognition.NeuroImage · 2023Article
- Elements of musical and dance sophistication predict musical groove perception.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Slow running benefits: Boosts in mood and facilitation of prefrontal cortex function even at very light intensity.Imaging neuroscience (Cambridge, Mass.)Article
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Abstract
Hearing a groove rhythm (GR), which creates the sensation of wanting to move to the music, can also create feelings of pleasure and arousal in people, and it may enhance cognitive performance, as does exercise, by stimulating the prefrontal cortex. Here, we examined the hypothesis that GR enhances executive function (EF) by acting on the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (l-DLPFC) while also considering individual differences in psychological responses. Fifty-one participants underwent two conditions: 3 min of listening to GR or a white-noise metronome. Before and after listening, participants performed the Stroop task and were monitored for l-DLPFC activity with functional near-infrared spectroscopy. Our results show that GR enhanced EF and l-DLPFC activity in participants who felt a greater groove sensation and a more feeling clear-headed after listening to GR. Further, these psychological responses predict the impact of GR on l-DLPFC activity and EF, suggesting that GR enhances EF via l-DLPFC activity when the psychological response to GR is enhanced.
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