Source note · R087
Communication of emotion via drumming: dual-brain imaging with functional near-infrared spectroscopy
A laboratory study examines how partners communicate emotion through drumming.
- Setting
- Related music & arts
- Kind of evidence
- Intervention studies
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What was studied
Thirty-six participants worked in pairs, communicating responses to emotional images through drumming or talking while cortical activity was measured with fNIRS.
What it contributes
In 36 participants communicating emotion in dyads, drum-strike frequency and amplitude tracked arousal/valence measures, and listener right temporoparietal-junction activity was greater for drumming than talking.
Where the evidence stops
Laboratory study of 36 participants paired in dyads; fNIRS measures cortical activity only and the clinical application is prospective, not established.
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