News from the Department of Music, Arts and Culture Studies

In the science article, Suvi Saarikallio, Piia Astikainen, Miriam Nokia, and Eero Haapala explain emotions, music, or exercise enhance learning. How are heart beat and breathing rhythm connected to memory?

Research from the University of Jyväskylä shows teenage songs leave a lasting mark, yet men and women experience their musical reminiscence differently across the lifespan.

A team of researchers at the University of Jyväskylä has developed and tested a new virtual reality (VR) training task designed to help stroke survivors living with visuospatial neglect.

A new international study led by the University of Jyväskylä analysed the emotional content of 176 national anthems.

The Research Council of Finland’s Scientific Council for Social Sciences and Humanities has selected 6 researchers of the University of Jyväskylä to receive Academy Research Fellowship funding and 9 projects to receive Academy Project Funding.

A new doctoral dissertation by MA Ágnes Orzóy focuses on the factors that influence the translation and reception of the literature of an underrepresented language.

New research from the University of Jyväskylä reveals that music can make exercise feel easier, boost endurance, and help build lasting movement habits.

A €3million award from Horizon Europe prompts artists and academics from 12 countries to create new futures for arts education.

Researchers from the University of Jyväskylä (JYU) and the Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK) have joined forces to explore how music and physical activity can be integrated to improve mental health and wellbeing.

Interesting offer by the FORTHEM Cultural Heritage Lab

Researchers at the University of Jyväskylä have uncovered new insights into how the brain processes musical boundaries—the points in music where one phrase ends and a new one begins, and explored whether being a musician makes a difference.

A University of Jyväskylä study revealed that the tempo of musical performances slows down significantly as artists age.