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View article: Signals through music and dance: Perceived social bonds and formidability on collective movement
Signals through music and dance: Perceived social bonds and formidability on collective movement Open
Previous studies have suggested that the prosocial effects which arise following synchrony during music and dance may serve as a mechanism for people to bond socially. However, other research has proposed that synchrony could be a mechanis…
View article: An Agenda for Best Practice Research on Group Singing, Health, and Well-Being
An Agenda for Best Practice Research on Group Singing, Health, and Well-Being Open
Research on choirs and other forms of group singing has been conducted for several decades and there has been a recent focus on the potential health and well-being benefits, particularly in amateur singers. Experimental, quantitative, and …
View article: [Data] Signals through music and dance: Perceived social bonds and formidability on collective movement
[Data] Signals through music and dance: Perceived social bonds and formidability on collective movement Open
The purpose of this online repository is to openly share all stimuli used for the experiments and recorded data for the paper titled "Signals through music and dance: Perceived social bonds and formidability on collective movement". For im…
View article: Increased Wellbeing from Social Interaction in a Secular Congregation
Increased Wellbeing from Social Interaction in a Secular Congregation Open
Religiosity appears to benefit wellbeing, potentially due to social support offered by religious communities. However, rising secularism implies that fewer people have access to these benefits. To address this problem, we investigated whet…
View article: ‘Naltrexone Blocks Endorphins Released when Dancing in Synchrony’
‘Naltrexone Blocks Endorphins Released when Dancing in Synchrony’ Open
Group synchronised dance is hypothesised to activate the Endogenous Opioid System (EOS), thereby increasing pain threshold, and encouraging social closeness. Previous studies have been limited to the use of pain threshold as a proxy indica…
View article: Functional Benefits of (Modest) Alcohol Consumption
Functional Benefits of (Modest) Alcohol Consumption Open
Alcohol use has a long and ubiquitous history. Despite considerable research on the misuse of alcohol, no one has ever asked why it might have become universally adopted, although the conventional view assumes that its only benefit is hedo…
View article: Is Group Singing Special? Health, Well‐Being and Social Bonds in Community‐Based Adult Education Classes
Is Group Singing Special? Health, Well‐Being and Social Bonds in Community‐Based Adult Education Classes Open
Evidence demonstrates that group singing improves health and well‐being, but the precise mechanisms remain unknown. Given that cohesive social networks also positively influence health, we focus on the social aspects of singing, exploring …
View article: Singing together or apart: The effect of competitive and cooperative singing on social bonding within and between sub-groups of a university Fraternity
Singing together or apart: The effect of competitive and cooperative singing on social bonding within and between sub-groups of a university Fraternity Open
Singing together seems to facilitate social bonding, but it is unclear whether this is true in all contexts. Here we examine the social bonding outcomes of naturalistic singing behaviour in a European university Fraternity composed of excl…
View article: Rapid learning of associations between sound and action through observed movement: A TMS study.
Rapid learning of associations between sound and action through observed movement: A TMS study. Open
Research has established that there is a cognitive link between perception and production of the same movement. However, there has been relatively little research into the relevance of this for non-expert perceivers, such as music listener…
View article: Synchrony and exertion during dance independently raise pain threshold and encourage social bonding
Synchrony and exertion during dance independently raise pain threshold and encourage social bonding Open
Group dancing is a ubiquitous human activity that involves exertive synchronized movement to music. It is hypothesized to play a role in social bonding, potentially via the release of endorphins, which are analgesic and reward-inducing, an…
View article: The ice-breaker effect: singing mediates fast social bonding
The ice-breaker effect: singing mediates fast social bonding Open
It has been proposed that singing evolved to facilitate social cohesion. However, it remains unclear whether bonding arises out of properties intrinsic to singing or whether any social engagement can have a similar effect. Furthermore, pre…
View article: Joint attention, shared goals, and social bonding
Joint attention, shared goals, and social bonding Open
There has recently been interest in the ways in which coordinated movements encourage coactors to feel socially closer to one another, but this has generally overlooked the importance of necessary precursors to this joint action. Here we t…
View article: Playing with Strangers: Which Shared Traits Attract Us Most to New People?
Playing with Strangers: Which Shared Traits Attract Us Most to New People? Open
Homophily, the tendency for individuals to associate with those who are most similar to them, has been well documented. However, the influence of different kinds of similarity (e.g. relating to age, music taste, ethical views) in initial p…
View article: Musical Sounds, Motor Resonance, and Detectable Agency
Musical Sounds, Motor Resonance, and Detectable Agency Open
This paper discusses the paradox that while human music making evolved and spread in an environment where it could only occur in groups, it is now often apparently an enjoyable asocial phenomenon. Here I argue that music is, by definition,…