Sound Science Lab

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Research group type
Research group
Core fields of research
Languages, culture and society
Physical activity, health and wellbeing
Sustainable business and economics
Faculty
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Department
Department of Music, Art and Culture Studies

Research group description

Directed by Dr Geoff Luck, the Sound Science Lab advances research at the intersection of the creative and brain sciences to elucidate how we perceive, understand, and experience music in daily life and applied contexts. 

Members of the Lab – many of whom are affiliated with the Centre of Excellence in Music, Mind, Body and Brain (MMBB) – work on a range of projects:

  • In The Rhythm of Life we're studying affects of ageing on tempo production and perception and developing new cutting-edge tempo estimation tools.
  • AUDISSION is a deep tech project in which we're developing predictive tools with practical applications in the creative industries and beyond. 
  • Music, Sports Performance and PA is a collaboration with the Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences and in which we're exploring uses and effects of music during sports performance and physical activity.
  • In Leisure Time Activities & Wellbeingwe're studying the mental health benefits of engaging with music and sports. 
  • In Musiikkitauko – part of the MMBB – we're investigating how musical and physical cues can be used to support development of cognitive, social, motor and emotional skills, especially in children with developmental delays.

Research group

External members

Aditya Raghuvanshi

Researcher
International Institute of Information Technology

Antti Karppinen

CEO
Alias Creative

Elisa Ferrè

Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience
Birkbeck University of London

Janne Ikola

Chief Growth Officer
Kvarn Capital

Jasmin Hutchinson

Professor of Exercise Science and Sports Studies
Springfield College

José Ayala

CEO
Stafix

Mirella Crespi

CEO and Founder
Creative Milkshake

Olivier Lartillot

Researcher
University of Oslo

Olivier Senn

Professor
Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts

Sampo Koskinen

Marketing Director
DAIN Studios

Sebastien Chastin

Professor of Health Behaviour Dynamics
Glasgow Caledonian University

Toni Bechtold

Lecturer
Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts

Vinoo Alluri

Assistant Professor
International Institute of Information Technology