Journal article
Undetectable very-low frequency sound increases dancing at a live concert
Abstract
Does low frequency sound (bass) make people dance more? Music that makes people want to move tends to have more low frequency sound, and bass instruments typically provide the musical pulse that people dance to1. Low pitches confer advantages in perception and movement timing, and elicit stronger neural responses for timing compared to high pitches2, suggesting superior sensorimotor communication. Low frequency sound is processed via …
Authors
Cameron DJ; Dotov D; Flaten E; Bosnyak D; Hove MJ; Trainor LJ
Journal
Current Biology, Vol. 32, No. 21, pp. r1222–r1223
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
November 2022
DOI
10.1016/j.cub.2022.09.035
ISSN
0960-9822