Musical reward in young children DOI Open Access
Haley E. Kragness, Kendra Mehl, Amy M. Belfi

et al.

Published: Nov. 3, 2023

Musical pleasure stems from an interplay of social, emotional, and cognitive factors. In adults, there are large individual differences in musical reward, with some individuals reporting very high reward (deemed “hyperhedonic” to music) others low “anhedonic” music). anhedonia is therefore a selective lack response music, defined by self-reported (but the absence generalized anhedonia). While this phenomenon has been investigated adults recent years, little known about or more generally children. To address this, here we parents’ perceptions their We adapted questionnaire for (Barcelona Reward Questionnaire; Mas-Herrero et al., 2013). Parents (N = 500) responded BMRQ (“cBMRQ”) widely-used temperament (Children’s Behavior Questionnaire - Very Short Form; Putnam & Rothbart, 2006) concerning 3- 7-year-old As was variation reward. A subset participants rated children as on but did not rate them having temperamental negative affectivity. Results point substantial early childhood suggest that may already be apparent childhood.

Language: Английский

Twin modelling reveals partly distinct genetic pathways to music enjoyment DOI Creative Commons
Giacomo Bignardi, Laura W. Wesseldijk, Ernest Mas‐Herrero

et al.

Nature Communications, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 16(1)

Published: March 25, 2025

Abstract Humans engage with music for various reasons that range from emotional regulation and relaxation to social bonding. While there are large inter-individual differences in how much humans enjoy music, little is known about the origins of those differences. Here, we disentangle genetic factors underlying such variation. We collect data on several facets reward sensitivity, as measured by Barcelona Music Reward Questionnaire, plus perceptual abilities general sensitivity a sample Swedish twins (N = 9169; 2305 complete pairs). estimate effects contribute up 54% variability 70% these being independent sensitivity. Furthermore, multivariate analyses show environmental influences different partly distinct, uncovering distinct pathways enjoyment patterns associations objectively assessed abilities. These results paint complex picture which partially sources variation aspects musical enjoyment.

Language: Английский

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Evidence of temporal and emotional alignment between song cues and their evoked autobiographical memories DOI
Pelin Tanberg, Ryan C. Yeung, Myra A. Fernandes

et al.

Memory & Cognition, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: May 5, 2025

Language: Английский

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Predictive coding in musical anhedonia: A study of groove DOI Creative Commons
Peter Benson, Nicholas Kathios, Psyche Loui

et al.

PLoS ONE, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 19(4), P. e0301478 - e0301478

Published: April 23, 2024

Groove, or the pleasurable urge to move music, offers unique insight into relationship between emotion and action. The predictive coding of music model posits that groove is linked predictions formed over time, with stimuli moderate complexity rated as most likely engender movement. At same listeners vary in pleasure they derive from listening: individuals musical anhedonia report reduced during listening despite no impairments perception general anhedonia. Little known about anhedonics’ subjective experience groove. Here we examined reward sensitivity. Participants (n = 287) heard drum-breaks varied perceived complexity, each for wanting move. Musical anhedonics 13) had significantly lower ratings compared controls matched on abilities However, both groups demonstrated classic inverted-U & stimulus peaking intermediately complex stimuli. Across our entire sample, were strongly related sensitivity highly (i.e., there was an interaction complexity). Finally, sensorimotor subscale uniquely associated move, but not pleasure, above beyond five other dimensions reward. Results highlight multidimensional nature suggest are driven by overlapping separable mechanisms.

Language: Английский

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Music@Home - Retrospective: A New Measure to Retrospectively Assess Childhood Home Musical Environments DOI Open Access
Nicholas Kathios, Kelsie L. Lopez, Laurel J. Gabard‐Durnam

et al.

Published: June 7, 2023

Early home musical environments can significantly impact sensory, cognitive, and socioemotional development. While longitudinal studies may be resource-intensive, retrospective reports are a relatively quick inexpensive way to examine associations between early adult outcomes. We present the Music@Home – Retrospective scale, derived partly from Preschool scale (Politimou et al., 2018) retrospectively assess childhood environment. In two (total n = 578), we conducted an exploratory factor analysis (Study 1) confirmatory 2) on items, including many adapted revealing 20-item solution with five subscales. Items retained for three subscales (Caregiver Beliefs, Caregiver Initiation of Singing, Child Engagement Music) load identically in Music@Home-Preschool Scale. also identified additional dimensions The Attitude towards Childhood Home Musical Environment subscale captures participants’ current attitudes their environment, Social Listening Contexts subscaler indexes degree which participants listened music at others (i.e., friends, siblings, caregivers). - scores were related self-reports musicality, performance melodic perception task, well-being, demonstrating utility measuring environment as captured through this scale. is freely available enable future investigations exploring how relates cognition, affect, behavior.

Language: Английский

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Distinct genetic pathways to music enjoyment DOI Creative Commons
Giacomo Bignardi, Laura W. Wesseldijk, Ernest Mas‐Herrero

et al.

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: April 4, 2024

Abstract Humans engage with music for various reasons that range from emotional regulation and relaxation to social bonding. While there are large inter-individual differences in how much humans enjoy music, little is known about the origins of those differences. Here, we disentangled genetic factors underlying such variation. We collected behavioural data on several facets reward sensitivity, perceptual ability, general sensitivity a sample Swedish twins ( N = 9,169). found substantially explain variance above beyond influences shared perception sensitivity. Furthermore, multivariate analyses showed different partly distinct, uncovering distinct pathways enjoyment patterns associations objectively assessed abilities. These results paint complex picture which partially sources variation contribute aspects musical open up new possibilities using gain insights into biology key aspect human behaviour.

Language: Английский

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Musical Reward in Young Children DOI Creative Commons
Haley E. Kragness, Kendra Mehl, Amy M. Belfi

et al.

Music & Science, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 7

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

Musical pleasure stems from an interplay of social, emotional, and cognitive factors. In adults, there are large individual differences in musical reward, with some individuals (deemed “hyperhedonic” to music) reporting very high reward others “anhedonic” low reward. anhedonia is, therefore, a selective lack response music, defined by self-reported the absence generalized anhedonia. While this phenomenon has been investigated adults recent years, little is known about or more generally children. To address this, we parents’ perceptions their We adapted questionnaire (the Barcelona Reward Questionnaire [BMRQ]). Parents ( N = 500) responded (children’s BMRQ [cBMRQ]) widely used temperament (Children's Behavior Questionnaire—Very Short Form) concerning 3- 7-year-old As was variation A subset participants rated children’s experience as low, but did not rate them having temperamental negative affectivity. Results point substantial early childhood suggest that may already be apparent childhood.

Language: Английский

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Music@Home–Retrospective: A new measure to retrospectively assess childhood home musical environments DOI Creative Commons
Nicholas Kathios, Kelsie L. Lopez, Laurel J. Gabard‐Durnam

et al.

Behavior Research Methods, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 56(7), P. 8038 - 8056

Published: Aug. 5, 2024

Early home musical environments can significantly impact sensory, cognitive, and socioemotional development. While longitudinal studies may be resource-intensive, retrospective reports are a relatively quick inexpensive way to examine associations between early adult outcomes. We present the Music@Home-Retrospective scale, derived partly from Music@Home-Preschool scale (Politimou et al., 2018), retrospectively assess childhood environment. In two (total n = 578), we conducted an exploratory factor analysis (Study 1) confirmatory 2) on items, including many adapted scale. This revealed 20-item solution with five subscales. Items retained for three subscales (Caregiver Beliefs, Caregiver Initiation of Singing, Child Engagement Music) load identically in Music@Home--Preschool Scale. also identified additional dimensions The Attitude Toward Childhood Home Musical Environment subscale captures participants' current attitudes toward their environment, Social Listening Contexts indexes degree which participants listened music at others (i.e., friends, siblings, caregivers). scores were related self-reports musicality, performance melodic perception task, well-being, demonstrating utility measuring environment as captured through this is freely available enable future investigations exploring how relates cognition, affect, behavior.

Language: Английский

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Musical reward in young children DOI Open Access
Haley E. Kragness, Kendra Mehl, Amy M. Belfi

et al.

Published: Nov. 3, 2023

Musical pleasure stems from an interplay of social, emotional, and cognitive factors. In adults, there are large individual differences in musical reward, with some individuals reporting very high reward (deemed “hyperhedonic” to music) others low “anhedonic” music). anhedonia is therefore a selective lack response music, defined by self-reported (but the absence generalized anhedonia). While this phenomenon has been investigated adults recent years, little known about or more generally children. To address this, here we parents’ perceptions their We adapted questionnaire for (Barcelona Reward Questionnaire; Mas-Herrero et al., 2013). Parents (N = 500) responded BMRQ (“cBMRQ”) widely-used temperament (Children’s Behavior Questionnaire - Very Short Form; Putnam & Rothbart, 2006) concerning 3- 7-year-old As was variation reward. A subset participants rated children as on but did not rate them having temperamental negative affectivity. Results point substantial early childhood suggest that may already be apparent childhood.

Language: Английский

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