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Groove Rhythm Is Good for Your Mind

User Profile: comfortableNight4463
comfortableNight4463 July 29th, 2022

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Studying the Effect of Groove Rhythm

Takemune et al, 2022 designed an experiment to test whether groove rhythm (GR) could enhance executive function (EF) an activity requiring the use of the left side of the dorsolateral pre-frontal cortex (L-DLPFC). Researchers reported that this can have a rewarding/pleasurable effect by stimulating the brain's reward system. Syncopation provides unexpected shifts in rhythm to foster, in some individuals, feelings of having fun or being excited.

One Groove Doesn't Necessarily Fit All

Although music in some form or another is a cultural universal, individuals may psychologically respond differently to a particular groove rhythm based on culture. Researchers also noted that individual differences in psychological responses might stem from musical training experience, music reward sensitivity, beat processing ability, familiarity with groove music/dance, and body morphology.

Feeling Clear-Headed

Based on the 58 young adults studied in their experiment, the researchers found support for their hypothesis that the Color-Word Matching Stroop Task (CWST) performance was enhanced in the groove rhythm condition, compared to young adults who didn't experience the groove rhythm. Increased executive function and activity in the L-DLPFC can be quite remarkable in persons showing higher groove sensation and clear-headedness."

Read the complete article available at Psychology Today!

Reflection:

What are some of your favorite groovy songs?

*I'm currently obsessed with "As it was" by Harry Styles. Whenever I hear that song, my limbs sway involuntarily!*

#Groove #Rhythm #Music #Brain #Research

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User Profile: globalBraid3744
globalBraid3744 July 30th, 2022

@comfortableNight4463

It is interesting to learn that individuals may psychologically respond differently to a particular rhythm based on culture. I also love the song "As it was" by Harry Styles, I like many of his songs. From older songs, I really like Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven as it was a theme song for one series I watched some time ago.

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