Petri Toiviainen

Professor
Unit
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Department / Division
Department of Music, Art and Culture Studies
Room number
M 314
Email
petri.toiviainen@jyu.fi
Mobile
+358503541753
Postal address
Seminaarinkatu 15
Fields of science
6131 Theatre, dance, music, other performing arts

Biography

Music Psychology, Music Cognition, Music Information Science, Music Neuroscience

Research interests

My research investigates music, mind, body, and brain, focusing on how music affects our cognitive processes and physical actions. By analyzing musical impact on human movement and brain function, it aims to deepen understanding of music's role in human cognition and development.

Publications

Publication
2025

Neural pathways underlying the production of pitch and rhythm in aphasia

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences.
Pitkäniemi, Anni
Särkämö, Teppo
Siponkoski, Sini‐Tuuli
Martinez‐Molina, Noelia
Lucendo‐Noriega, Alicia
Moisseinen, Nella
Laitinen, Sari
Särkämö, Essi‐Reetta
Hartmann, Martin
Toiviainen, Petri
Sihvonen, Aleksi J.
Publication
2025

Personalized Interactive Music Systems for Physical Activity and Exercise : Exploratory Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

JMIR Human Factors.
Danso, Andrew
Kekäläinen, Tiia
Koehler, Friederike
Knittle, Keegan
Nijhuis, Patti
Burunat, Iballa
Neto, Pedro
Mavrolampados, Anastasios
Randall, William M.
Hansen, Niels Chr
Ansani, Alessandro
Rantalainen, Timo
Alluri, Vinoo
Hartmann, Martin
Schaefer, Rebecca S.
Ihalainen, Johanna K.
Rousi, Rebekah
Agres, Kat R.
MacRitchie, Jennifer
Toiviainen, Petri
Saarikallio, Suvi
Chastin, Sebastien
Luck, Geoff
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Research groups

Research group

Centre of Excellence in Music, Mind, Body and Brain

The Centre of Excellence in Music, Mind, Body and Brain studies music as a multimodal human experience and as a versatile engine of change, throughout the life span and in health and disease.
Research group

Musiconnect

Music as youth empowerment: creating connection to self and others

Projects

Woman running on a footpath.
Project

Music, Sports Performance and Physical Activity (MPACT)

This project aims to explore the use of music during sports performance and physical activity.
Centre of Excellence in Music, Mind, Body and Brain (MMBB) team gathering in June 2022
Project

Centre of Excellence in Music, Mind, Body and Brain 2022-2029

The Center of Excellence in Music, Mind, Body, and Brain investigates music as a multimodal experience and a versatile force for change throughout the lifespan.
Project

Musiconnect 2022-2027

Music as youth empowerment: creating connection to self and others
Music and Movement study
Project

Music and Dance

Studying how young people use music and dance to socialise.
Project

MUSPRO – music and sports

This project explores the potential benefits from music and physical education in children’s development of social and emotional skills.