“Bodily maps of emotions” refers to a concept proposed by a team of scientists led by neuroscientist Dr. Lauri Nummenmaa and psychologist Dr. Riitta Hari. Their research, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) in 2013, sought to investigate how emotions are experienced and represented in the human body. The researchers … Read more
Is Einaudi’s music actually good? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_sQ_fb_M1Q CONTRAST: Normal music does not cause the ‘bathed in blood’ reaction — === Ludovico Einaudi is an Italian composer and pianist known for his evocative and emotive music. His compositions often blend classical, minimalist, and contemporary elements, creating a unique and captivating sound. Einaudi’s music is characterized by … Read more
Abstract The intraparietal sulcus (IPS) region is uniquely situated at the intersection of visual, somatosensory, and auditory association cortices, ideally located for processing of multisensory attention. We examined the internal architecture of the IPS region and its connectivity to other regions in the dorsal attention and cinguloinsular networks using maximal connectivity clustering. We show … Read more
“…skip to the end say from about 5 minutes in for the scan data – seems that rhythm is way stickier than actual notes and melody when it comes to firing up the motor cortex – which has implications on lots of things…” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5hvuDxcegE Dr. Jessica Grahn, a cognitive neuroscientist specializing in the … Read more