Music, Sports Performance and Physical Activity (MPACT)

In this project, we explore the use of music during sports performance, physical activity and exercise endurance.
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Project duration
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Core fields of research
Physical activity, health and wellbeing
Research areas
Mind, body and emotions
Department
Department of Music, Art and Culture Studies
Faculty
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences
Funding
Research Council of Finland
This project is part of the Academy of Finland’s Centre of Excellence in Music, Mind, Body & Brain (2022–2029).

Project description

The project currently involves experimental trials examining time to exhaustion cycling and two pioneering systematic reviews exploring the cognitive processes of music listening during exercise, and the impact of music systems on physical activity.
 

Time-to-Exhaustion Cycling Trials:

This study investigates the effects of self-selected music on endurance performance, physiological efficiency, and affective responses during time-to-exhaustion cycling trials.

Systematic review information:

Pre-registration form of the Cognitive Processes of Music Listening Review via Prospero (National Institute for Health and Care Research) 

Pre-registration form of The Impact of Personalised Interactive Music Systems Systematic Review via Prospero (National Institute for Health and Care Research) 

Project team

Project leaders

Andrew Danso Adu
Andrew Danso Adu
Postdoctoral Researcher
Geoffrey Luck
Geoffrey Luck
Senior Researcher

Project members

Joshua Silberstein-Bamford
Joshua Silberstein-Bamford
Senior Lecturer (absent)
Patti Nijhuis
Postdoctoral Researcher
Alessandro Ansani
Alessandro Ansani
Academy Research Fellow
William Randall
Postdoctoral Researcher
Margarida Macedo Baltazar
Margarida Macedo Baltazar
Postdoctoral Researcher
Friederike Köhler
Postdoctoral Researcher
Iballa Burunat Perez
Iballa Burunat Perez
Postdoctoral Researcher
Pedro Alcantara Senra Oliveira Neto
Doctoral Researcher
Anastasios Mavrolampados
Project researcher
Martin Hartmann
Martin Hartmann
Assistant Professor
Petri Toiviainen
Professor
Suvi Saarikallio
Professor
Keegan Knittle
Keegan Knittle
Assistant Professor
Johanna Ihalainen
Johanna Ihalainen
Senior Lecturer

External members

Vinoo Alluri

University of Hyderabad

Julia Vigl

University of Innsbruck

Shannon E. Wright

McGill University

Rebekah Rousi

University of Vaasa

Jennifer MacRitchie

University of Sheffield

Kat Agres

National University of Singapore

Rebecca S. Schaefer

Leiden University

Sebastien Chastin

Glasgow Caledonian University

Jasmin Hutchinson

Professor of Exercise Science
Springfield College, MA, USA

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.