How music makes us move: from brain to behaviour
Feb 29, 2024
1:30PM to 2:30PM
McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
Date/Time
Date(s) - 29/02/2024
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Location
CNH 104
Moving our bodies to music is a universal yet complex human behaviour, involving auditory-motor integration, emotional-motivational components, and social interactions. When we hear music the brain’s auditory and motor systems work together to lock into the steady beat, while the bass and rhythms make us feel good and motivate our bodies to engage. But how do these processes unfold in the brain, and to what extent do they differ with age and experience? Using convergent neuroimaging and behavioural methods, this talk will present research on the music-movement relationship, including how it develops in early life, how it differs across cultures, and what brain mechanisms support it.