Outputs (973)

What emotions does music express? Structure of affect terms in music using iterative crowdsourcing paradigm (2025)
Journal Article
Eerola, T., & Saari, P. (2025). What emotions does music express? Structure of affect terms in music using iterative crowdsourcing paradigm. PLoS ONE, 20(1), Article e0313502. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0313502

Music is assumed to express a wide range of emotions. The vocabulary and structure of affects are typically explored without the context of music in which music is experienced, leading to abstract notions about what affects music may express. In a se... Read More about What emotions does music express? Structure of affect terms in music using iterative crowdsourcing paradigm.

Temporal structure and synchronization in the Tōgaku ensemble of Japanese court music (Gagaku) (2024)
Journal Article
Kamata, S., & Clayton, M. (2025). Temporal structure and synchronization in the Tōgaku ensemble of Japanese court music (Gagaku). Analytical approaches to world music, 12(1), https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14561020

In this paper we present the first empirical analysis of rhythm, meter, and synchronization to be carried out using a recorded corpus of instrumental gagaku music. We present an account of metrical-formal structure, tempo change, interaction (includi... Read More about Temporal structure and synchronization in the Tōgaku ensemble of Japanese court music (Gagaku).

Prevalence of Transparent Research Practices in Psychology: A Cross-Sectional Study of Empirical Articles Published in 2022 (2024)
Journal Article
Hardwicke, T. E., Thibault, R. T., Clarke, B., Moodie, N., Crüwell, S., Schiavone, S. R., Handcock, S. A., Nghiem, K. A., Mody, F., Eerola, T., & Vazire, S. (2024). Prevalence of Transparent Research Practices in Psychology: A Cross-Sectional Study of Empirical Articles Published in 2022. Advances in Methods and Practices in Psychological Science, 7(4), https://doi.org/10.1177/25152459241283477

More than a decade of advocacy and policy reforms have attempted to increase the uptake of transparent research practices in the field of psychology; however, their collective impact is unclear. We estimated the prevalence of transparent research pra... Read More about Prevalence of Transparent Research Practices in Psychology: A Cross-Sectional Study of Empirical Articles Published in 2022.

Prevalence of transparency and reproducibility-related research practices in music psychology (2017–2022) (2024)
Journal Article
Eerola, T. (online). Prevalence of transparency and reproducibility-related research practices in music psychology (2017–2022). Musicae Scientiae, https://doi.org/10.1177/10298649241300885

Social sciences are navigating an unprecedented period of introspection about the credibility and utility of disciplinary practices. Reform initiatives have emphasized the benefits of various transparency and reproducibility-related research practice... Read More about Prevalence of transparency and reproducibility-related research practices in music psychology (2017–2022).

Identifying Melodic Motifs and Stable Notes from Gestural Information in Indian Vocal Performances (2024)
Journal Article
Nadkarni, S., Rao, P., & Clayton, M. (2024). Identifying Melodic Motifs and Stable Notes from Gestural Information in Indian Vocal Performances. Transactions of the International Society for Music Information Retrieval, 7(1), 246-263. https://doi.org/10.5334/tismir.211

Manual gesture plays an important role in Indian classical singing, and one of its functions is to support, illustrate or communicate aspects of raga melody. We explore the relationship between hand movements and melodic elements in Indian classical... Read More about Identifying Melodic Motifs and Stable Notes from Gestural Information in Indian Vocal Performances.

Music and Science: A Guide to Empirical Music Research (2024)
Book
Eerola, T. (2024). Music and Science: A Guide to Empirical Music Research. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003293804

Music and Science provides an introduction and practical guidance for a scientific and systematic approach to music research. Students with a background in humanities may find the field hard to tackle and this accessible guide will show them how to c... Read More about Music and Science: A Guide to Empirical Music Research.

Listening to/in the Field: Polyphony in the Exploring Arctic Soundscapes Project (2024)
Journal Article
Steinberg, P., Baxter, R., Egan, E., Kramvig, B., Lehman, J., Winderen, J., Winterling, S., & Kramvig, B. (in press). Listening to/in the Field: Polyphony in the Exploring Arctic Soundscapes Project. Geohumanities,

This article reflects on the Exploring Arctic Soundscapes project, a transdisciplinary venture of seven natural scientists, social scientists, and artists that sought to explore how a focus on sound could spur development of a new research sensibilit... Read More about Listening to/in the Field: Polyphony in the Exploring Arctic Soundscapes Project.

Individual differences in music-evoked autobiographical memories (2024)
Journal Article
Jakubowski, K., Lee, E., Bai, E., & Belfi, A. M. (online). Individual differences in music-evoked autobiographical memories. Musicae Scientiae, https://doi.org/10.1177/10298649241288173

Music is increasingly used as a cue for autobiographical memories in psychological research and clinical interventions. Despite the burgeoning body of evidence on the phenomenology of music-evoked autobiographical memories (MEAMs), few previous studi... Read More about Individual differences in music-evoked autobiographical memories.

Effects of left ventrolateral prefrontal stimulation on forming and maintaining deep and shallow episodic traces (2024)
Journal Article
Peng, N., Wu, W., Della Sala, S., & Hoffman, P. (2024). Effects of left ventrolateral prefrontal stimulation on forming and maintaining deep and shallow episodic traces. Cerebral Cortex, 34(11), Article bhae437. https://doi.org/10.1093/cercor/bhae437

The levels-of-processing framework, proposing that deep encoding enhances retention, plays a crucial role in episodic memory research. Neuroimaging evidence highlights that increased activity of the left ventrolateral prefrontal cortex during deep en... Read More about Effects of left ventrolateral prefrontal stimulation on forming and maintaining deep and shallow episodic traces.

Major-minorness in Tonal music -- Evaluation of Relative Mode Estimation using Expert Ratings and Audio-Based Key-finding Principles (2024)
Journal Article
Eerola, T., & Schutz, M. (in press). Major-minorness in Tonal music -- Evaluation of Relative Mode Estimation using Expert Ratings and Audio-Based Key-finding Principles. Psychology of Music,

Mode is a foundational concept of Western music, serving as the basis for chords and harmonies, detection and assessments of cadences and form, and conveying musical emotion. Traditionally treated categorically, here we build upon recent work explori... Read More about Major-minorness in Tonal music -- Evaluation of Relative Mode Estimation using Expert Ratings and Audio-Based Key-finding Principles.