Centre of Excellence in Music, Mind, Body and Brain 2022-2029

The Centre of Excellence in Music, Mind, Brain, and Body studies music as a multimodal experience and a versatile agent of change throughout the lifespan. The research in this project is interdisciplinary and empirical, combining cognitive music and neuroscience, music therapy, psychology, educational science, and computer science. Research projects range from basic research to practical applications.

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Centre of Excellence in Music, Mind, Body and Brain (MMBB) team gathering in June 2022

Table of contents

Project duration
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Core fields of research
Languages, culture and society
Learning, teaching and interaction
Research areas
JYU.Well
Department
Department of Music, Art and Culture Studies
Faculty
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Funding
Research Council of Finland
346210

Project description

The Centre of Excellence in Music, Mind, Body and Brain investigates music as a multimodal experience and a versatile agent of change throughout the lifespan. The research in this project is interdisciplinary and empirical, combining cognitive music and neuroscience, music therapy, psychology, educational science, and computer science – encompassing both fundamental and applied research.

The CoE MMBB explores how cognitive, emotional, physical, and interactive experiences of music evolve across a person's lifespan, how they manifest in various diseases and disorders, and how music-based interventions can be optimised to support learning and enhance emotional, cognitive, motor, and social well-being in everyday life as well as in educational and rehabilitation contexts. Additionally, the research delves into the individual, context-dependent, psychological, and neural mechanisms underlying these phenomena.

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Publications

Publication
2024
Available through Open Access

International journal of music science, technology and art
Danso, Andrew
Ansani, Alessandro
Bamford, Joshua S.
Lucendo-Noriega, Alicia
Luck, Geoff
Rousi, Rebekah
Thompson, Marc C.
Publication
2024
Available through Open Access

Scientific Reports
Phillips-Silver, Jessica
Hartmann, Martin
Fernández-García, Laura
Maurno, Nahuel Cruz Gioiosa
Toiviainen, Petri
González, María Teresa Daza
Publication
2024

Psychology of Music
Saarikallio, Suvi
Burger, Birgitta
Luck, Geoffrey
Publication
2024
Available through Open Access

Psychology of Music
Salakka, Ilja
Pitkäniemi, Anni
Pentikäinen, Emmi
Saari, Pasi
Toiviainen, Petri
Särkämö, Teppo
Publication
2024
Available through Open Access

Psychology of Music
Eerola, Tuomas
Kirts, Connor
Saarikallio, Suvi
Publication
2024
Available through Open Access

Memory and Cognition
Vigl, Julia
Koehler, Friederike
Henning, Heike
Publication
2024
Available through Open Access

Neurosciences and Music
Bamford, Joshua S.
Sadaphal, Dhwani
Nijhuis, Patti
Publication
2024
Available through Open Access

International Journal of Music Education
Olander, Katri
Saarikallio, Suvi
Publication
2024
Available through Open Access

Psychology of Music
Duman, Deniz
Snape, Nerdinga
Danso, Andrew
Toiviainen, Petri
Luck, Geoff
Publication
2024
Available through Open Access

Nordic Research in Music Education
MacDonald, Raymond
Saarikallio, Suvi
Publication
2024
Available through Open Access

International Conference of Students of Systematic Musicology
Sarmiento-Cabrera, Gabriela
Nijhuis, Patti
Bamford, Joshua S.
Publication
2024
Available through Open Access

International Conference of Students of Systematic Musicology
Lucendo-Noriega, Alicia
Bamford, Joshua S.

Project team

External members

Mikko Leimu

Laboratory Technician
Jyväskylän yliopisto