The averaged inter-brain coherence between the audience and a violinist predicts the popularity of violin performance
Why is some music well-received whereas other music is not? Previous research has indicated the close temporal dependencies of neural activity among performers and among audiences. However, it is unknown whether similar neural contingencies exist between performers and audiences. Here, we used dual...
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| author | Yingying Hou Bei Song Yinying Hu Yafeng Pan Yi Hu |
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| description | Why is some music well-received whereas other music is not? Previous research has indicated the close temporal dependencies of neural activity among performers and among audiences. However, it is unknown whether similar neural contingencies exist between performers and audiences. Here, we used dual near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) to assess whether inter-brain synchronization between violinist and audience underlies the popularity of violin performance. In the experiment, individual audience members (16 females) watched pre-recorded videos, each lasting 100 s or so, in which a violinist performed 12 musical pieces. The results showed that the popularity of the performance correlated with the left-temporal inter-brain coherence (IBC) between the audience and the violinist. The correlation was stronger at late watching (>50 s) than at early watching (≤50 s). The smaller the Granger causality from the audience to the violinist was, the higher was the popularity of the piece with the audience. Discriminant analysis showed that the IBC could distinguish high popularity from low popularity. Further analysis using support vector regression showed that the IBC could also predict the popularity. These findings reveal the association of IBC with the popularity of violin performance. Music appreciation involves the brains of music producers and perceivers in a temporally aligned network through which audiences perceive the intentions of the performer and show positive emotions related to the musical performance. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4b21b7b3e5f941d4ada29d6e4073f9222022-12-22T02:44:51ZengElsevierNeuroImage1095-95722020-05-01211116655The averaged inter-brain coherence between the audience and a violinist predicts the popularity of violin performanceYingying Hou0Bei Song1Yinying Hu2Yafeng Pan3Yi Hu4School of Psychology and Cognitive Science, Institute of Brain and Education Innovation, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200062, ChinaDepartment of Musicology, Harbin Conservatory of Music, Harbin, 150000, ChinaSchool of Psychology and Cognitive Science, Institute of Brain and Education Innovation, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200062, ChinaSchool of Psychology and Cognitive Science, Institute of Brain and Education Innovation, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200062, China; Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, 17165, Sweden; Corresponding author. School of Psychology and Cognitive Science, Institute of Brain and Education Innovation, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200062, China.School of Psychology and Cognitive Science, Institute of Brain and Education Innovation, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200062, China; Corresponding author.Why is some music well-received whereas other music is not? Previous research has indicated the close temporal dependencies of neural activity among performers and among audiences. However, it is unknown whether similar neural contingencies exist between performers and audiences. Here, we used dual near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) to assess whether inter-brain synchronization between violinist and audience underlies the popularity of violin performance. In the experiment, individual audience members (16 females) watched pre-recorded videos, each lasting 100 s or so, in which a violinist performed 12 musical pieces. The results showed that the popularity of the performance correlated with the left-temporal inter-brain coherence (IBC) between the audience and the violinist. The correlation was stronger at late watching (>50 s) than at early watching (≤50 s). The smaller the Granger causality from the audience to the violinist was, the higher was the popularity of the piece with the audience. Discriminant analysis showed that the IBC could distinguish high popularity from low popularity. Further analysis using support vector regression showed that the IBC could also predict the popularity. These findings reveal the association of IBC with the popularity of violin performance. Music appreciation involves the brains of music producers and perceivers in a temporally aligned network through which audiences perceive the intentions of the performer and show positive emotions related to the musical performance.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1053811920301427IBCPerformance popularityViolinTemporal cortexNIRS |
| spellingShingle | Yingying Hou Bei Song Yinying Hu Yafeng Pan Yi Hu The averaged inter-brain coherence between the audience and a violinist predicts the popularity of violin performance NeuroImage IBC Performance popularity Violin Temporal cortex NIRS |
| title | The averaged inter-brain coherence between the audience and a violinist predicts the popularity of violin performance |
| title_full | The averaged inter-brain coherence between the audience and a violinist predicts the popularity of violin performance |
| title_fullStr | The averaged inter-brain coherence between the audience and a violinist predicts the popularity of violin performance |
| title_full_unstemmed | The averaged inter-brain coherence between the audience and a violinist predicts the popularity of violin performance |
| title_short | The averaged inter-brain coherence between the audience and a violinist predicts the popularity of violin performance |
| title_sort | averaged inter brain coherence between the audience and a violinist predicts the popularity of violin performance |
| topic | IBC Performance popularity Violin Temporal cortex NIRS |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1053811920301427 |
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