Dynamic Orchestration of Brains and Instruments During Free Guitar Improvisation.

ABSTRACT: Playing music in ensemble requires enhanced sensorimotor coordination and the non-verbal communication of musicians that need to coordinate their actions precisely with those of others. As shown in our previous studies on guitar duets, and also on a guitar quartet, intra- and inter-brain synchronization plays an essential role during such interaction. At the same time, sensorimotor coordination as an essential part of this interaction requires being in sync with the auditory signals coming from the played instruments. In this study, using acoustic recordings of guitar playing and electroencephalographic (EEG) recordings of brain activity from guitarists playing in duet, we aimed to explore whether the musicians' brain activity synchronized with instrument sounds produced during guitar play

SUBMITTER: Muller V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6738335 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature