New paper alert! First-authored by prof Elvira Brattico with Bari colleagues, the paper examines music neuroaesthetics research, exploring how musical experience extends beyond basic cognitive processing to encompass aesthetic, social, and cultural dimensions. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Music as a form of art: Current findings and challenges of music neuroaesthetics research

In recent decades, empirical research on music, often grouped under the label of cognitive neuroscience of music, has approached music primarily as a …

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Check out this brand new paper from our centre! www.frontiersin.org/journals/aud...

Frontiers | The pleasurable urge to move to music is maintained in cochlear implant users

IntroductionNormally hearing (NH) listeners experience the strongest pleasurable urge to move to music (PLUMM) when listening to rhythmic patterns of medium ...

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New paper out in Journal of Parkinson's Disease! "Social interaction enhances the pleasurable urge to move to music in people with Parkinson's disease" Thanks to co-authors @stupacher.bsky.social and Peter Vuust. @musicinthebrain.bsky.social @au.dk journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

Social interaction enhances the pleasurable urge to move to music in people with Parkinson's disease - Jan Stupacher, Peter Vuust, Victor Pando-Naude, 2026

Background Music- and dance-based interventions can improve motor symptoms in people with Parkinson's disease (PD), but two key questions remain: whether t...

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If you are interested in music and sleep, you should check out this new book edited by @kiravibe.bsky.social and Bjørn Rasch. More info here: musicinthebrain.au.dk/display/arti...

New book: Music and Sleep - A Scientific Perspective

New book out edited by Center for Music in the Brain (MIB) associate professor Kira Vibe Jespersen and Björn Rasch from University of Fribourg.

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The 11th Mismatch Negativity Conference is taking place 7-9 October 2026 in Bari, Italy. It's time to submit your symposium proposal! Deadline is 20 June. mmn2026.uniba.it/abstracts/

Follow our Cochrane Review on the effects of Music-Based Interventions (MBIs) for chronic pain management. Shared first authorship with Claire Howlin @dancingresearch.bsky.social Thanks to all co-authors! www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.... @musicinthebrain.bsky.social @au.dk

Music‐based interventions for chronic pain management - Pando-Naude, V - 2026 | Cochrane Library

Select your preferred language for Cochrane reviews and other content. Sections without translation will be in English.

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What an incredible few days at the #ConfMusSleep! Huge thanks to speakers, volunteers, partners, sponsors, and every attendee who helped make this conference such a success. We’re thankful to everyone who shared their expertise and perspectives at the intersection of music and sleep. #musicscience

Yesterday, the International Conference on Music and Sleep was kicked off. Participants were treated with welcome lecture, talk sessions, discussions, musical performance, poster session and finally a reception on the RAMA rooftop terrace with a beautiful view of Aarhus. #ConfMusSleep #musicscience

📘 The Book of Abstracts for the first #ConfMusSleep is now available! The volume brings together contributions on music and sleep from a range of disciplines, offering an overview of the research that will be presented at the conference. 👉 Access here confmussleep.au.dk #musicscience

We’re pleased to share the social programme for the #ConfMusSleep 🎶 All events are included in the conference fee: 6 May, 17:00 Welcome reception & 20:00 Somnosphere (Royal Academy of Music) 7 May, 19:00 Conference dinner at Malt We look forward to welcoming you! confmussleep.au.dk #musicscience

CONFERENCE ON MUSIC AND SLEEP To facilitate communication and sharing during the conference, we have created an Element channel. Join here: musicinthebrain.au.dk/internationa... A chat is already open to discuss sharing of accommodation in Aarhus during the conference days! #musicscience

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MUSIC AND SLEEP Introducing the second workshop at #ConfMusSleep: Music for Sleep in Hospitals. Led by music therapists Helle Nystrup Lund (Aalborg University Hospital, Denmark) and Line Malmskov (Bispebjerg Hospital, Denmark) More info: confmussleep.au.dk #musicscience

⏳ 9 Days Left for Standard Registration Standard registration for #ConfMusSleep ends on 26/04/26. Last chance to join us for engaging research and exchanges at the intersection of science and sound. ✨ Includes welcome reception and conference dinner. More info at confmussleep.au.dk #musicscience

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MUSIC AND SLEEP Updated Conference Programme 🎶 The definitive programme for the 1st #ConfMusSleep is now live: musicinthebrain.au.dk/internationa.... Check details on keynotes, workshops, presentations & social events. See you in Aarhus! ✨ #musicscience

Introducing one of the workshops at #ConfMusSleep: SLUMBER: A Framework for Home-Based Sleep Ex-periments Offering Dynamic Delivery of Auditory Stimuli. Led by Ali Saberi (RadboudUMC, NL), Samuel Morgan (Uni Stuttgart, DE), Tinke van Buijtene (UPF, ES). More info: confmussleep.au.dk #musicscience

Somnosphere at #ConfMusSleep ✨ Somnosphere’s an immersive audiovisual installation transforming sleep into a shared space. Two distant sleepers form a closed loop by listening to each other’s sonified brain data, while visitors experience this exchange in realtime through responsive sound & visuals.

🎵⏳ 10 Days Left for Early Bird (Reduced Fare) Early bird registration for #ConfMusSleep ends on 15/03/26. Join us for engaging research at the intersection of science and sound. ✨ Includes welcome reception and conference dinner. We’d love to see you there! Info: confmussleep.au.dk #musicscience

📅 Updated Conference Programme! We’ve released a new version of the programme of the #ConfMusSleep with updated session times. You can find it and download it here: musicinthebrain.au.dk/internationa... #musicscience

Our assistant professor Ana Zamorano is sharing how musical training in healthy people can alter their perception of physical pain. www.bbc.com/future/artic...

'You're not just recalling words, but an emotion': The lifelong benefits of making music

From helping people cope with age-related disorders to altering our perception of physical pain, music's impact on our bodies can ring loud.

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We are seeking healthy participants aged 18-55 in Aarhus, DK for a research project involving synchronization and EEG. More info here: musicinthebrain.au.dk/contact/rhyt...

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MUSIC AND SLEEP Just a few days until abstract acceptance notifications! Registration to the #ConfMusSleep is open so we’ve collected tips and suggestions for your stay in Aarhus. More info here: musicinthebrain.au.dk/internationa... #musicscience

Where do we go when we're falling asleep? Join this short online study and help us find out 🙂 lgfl4ra6vi.cognition.run

Er du mellem 20 og 40 år og har du tid i uge 7 eller 9? Så mangler vi forsøgspersoner til et hjernescannings-projekt, der handler om, hvordan man opfatter sig selv i hverdagssituationer. Læs mere forneden og her: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

🎶💤 Registration for the 1st #ConfMusSleep in Aarhus, DK is now open! 🕒 Early-bird: until 15/03/26 🕒 Regular: 16/03–26/04/26 👉 For registration link, fees and deadlines: musicinthebrain.au.dk/internationa... #musicscience

Excited to start 2026 by sharing great news: Our Associate Professor Boris Kleber @boris-kle.bsky.social has received an infrastructure grant from @carlsbergfondet.dk 🙂 This will enable a new hyperscanning setup at MIB 🧠Thanks to Carlsbergfondet🙌 musicinthebrain.au.dk/display/arti... #neuroscience

Associate Professor Boris Kleber, Center for Music in the Brain, receives grant from Carlsbergfondet

Infrastructure grant from Carlsbergfondet enables new hyperscanning setup at Center for Music in the Brain.

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Thanks to generous conference grants from the Carlsberg Foundation and the Lundbeck Foundation, we are offering 8 travel scholarships (up to €400 each) for participants of #ConfMusSleep 🎓✈️ The scholarships can cover travel, accommodation, and the conference fee for attendance. #musicscience

Hot from the press! Check out this brand new paper from our associate professor @kiravibe.bsky.social and colleagues! doi.org/10.1093/cerc...

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New paper out in Cerebral Cortex🥳🧠💤 Reduced switching between brain states in insomnia: evidence from modeling of fMRI brain dynamics url: academic-oup-com.ez.statsbiblioteket.dk/cercor/artic...

⏳Deadline extended! The submission deadline for the 1st International Conference on Music and Sleep has officially been extended to the 10/12/25. More info here: musicinthebrain.au.dk/internationa... #ConfMusSleep #musicscience

🚨 Deadline alert: 01/12 Submit your abstract to the 1st International Conference on Music and Sleep! 🔗 Info: confmussleep.au.dk (‘Call for Contributions’) Open to all relevant fields: musicology, music tech, music therapy, psychology, neuroscience, sleep medicine & more. #ConfMusSleep #musicscience

Kan AI-musik erstatte menneskeskabt musik? Vores professor Peter Vuust giver sit besyv med: videnskab.dk/kultur-samfu...

Kan AI-musik erstatte menneskeskabt musik?

KOMMENTAR: En sang skabt af kunstig intelligens har toppet en norsk hitliste. Bliver det fremtiden?

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