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SUBMITTER: Witek MA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3989225 | biostudies-literature | 2014
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Witek Maria A G MA Clarke Eric F EF Wallentin Mikkel M Kringelbach Morten L ML Vuust Peter P
PloS one 20140416 4
Moving to music is an essential human pleasure particularly related to musical groove. Structurally, music associated with groove is often characterised by rhythmic complexity in the form of syncopation, frequently observed in musical styles such as funk, hip-hop and electronic dance music. Structural complexity has been related to positive affect in music more broadly, but the function of syncopation in eliciting pleasure and body-movement in groove is unknown. Here we report results from a web ...[more]