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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