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 Conference on New Music Concepts
Danso, Andrew
Lucendo-Noriega, Alicia
Bamford, Joshua S.
Luck, Geoff
Ansani, Alessandro
Rousi, Rebekah
Thompson, Marc R.
Publication
2024
Available through Open Access

Frontiers in Psychology
Bamford, Joshua S.
Vigl, Julia
Hämäläinen, Matias
Saarikallio, Suvi Helinä
Publication
2024
Available through Open Access

Global Arts and Psychology Seminar "Creativity in music and the arts"
Engel, Judith Valerie
Bamford, Joshua S.
Pfumojena, John
Publication
2024
Available through Open Access

Triennial Conference of the European Society for the Cognitive Sciences of Music
Toiviainen, Petri
Bamford, Joshua
Thompson, Marc
Publication
2024
Available through Open Access

Triennial Conference of the European Society for the Cognitive Sciences of Music
Bamford, Joshua S.
Vigl, Julia
Saarikallio, Suvi
Publication
2024
Available through Open Access

Music and Science
Siltainsuu, Heini
Peltola, Henna-Riikka
Publication
2024
Available through Open Access

Triennial Conference of the European Society for the Cognitive Sciences of Music
Lucendo-Noriega, Alicia
Bamford, Joshua S.
Danso, Andrew
Baltazar, Margarida
Tervaniemi, Mari
Publication
2024
Available through Open Access

Music and Science
Taipale, Marianne
Peltola, Henna-Riikka
Saarikallio, Suvi
Minkkinen, Gulnara
Randall, William M.
Carlson, Emily
Publication
2024
Available through Open Access

Psychology Today Blog
Danso, Andrew
Publication
2024
Available through Open Access

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

Early Childhood Education Journal
Ahokas, J. Riikka
Saarikallio, Suvi
Welch, Graham
Parviainen, Tiina
Louhivuori, Jukka
Publication
2024
Available through Open Access

The Conversation
Bamford, Joshua S.

Project team

External members

Mikko Leimu

Laboratory Technician
Jyväskylän yliopisto