Music psychology Professor at Durham University, UK. Research on music and emotions, rhythm, movement and other essentials of music. #musicscience
Oct 4, 2021 • 12 tweets • 6 min read
We've known for years that musical chills are not a single phenomenon. We decided to test a two-component theory of musical chills where we would contrast social chills and vigilance chills. 1/12 #musicscience@MusicScienceDU@s_bannister2113 devised an experiment which empirically tested the distinction between vigilance chills, linked to threat-signalling goosebumps, vigilance, and awe; and social chills, linked to thermoregulatory goosebumps, social bonding, empathy, and being moved. 2/12
