Andy

Postdoc at the Centre of Excellence in Music, Mind, Body and Brain @uniofjyvaskyla @CoE_MMBB | Admin @escomsociety

[Andy @AndrewDanso]

In our new study with @DrJazzbop & others, participants cycled ~6 minutes longer at high intensity with self-selected music, with no meaningful differences in end-exercise physiological/perceptual responses.

Read more in Psychology of Sport & Exercise: https://t.co/tSl0FDyX63

[Mindy Peterson @musicenhances]

New Research Suggests That Music Choice Can Improve Your Endurance.

A new study by @AndrewDanso explores how to boost endurance – and feel like you’re doing less – with music.

https://t.co/ioD8z4TmPF

[Andy @AndrewDanso]

Out now: The cognitive-affective benefit of listening to music during exercise likely depends on how hard you're working. Our new meta-analysis shows higher exercise intensity = smaller effects of music. https://t.co/nBqy4ZtQMf @FrontiersIn

[Andy @AndrewDanso]

New preprint: “Feel the Beat, Not the Burn”

29 adults cycled ~6 min longer with self-selected music (120-140 BPM) vs. no music, despite similar HR, VO₂, and RPE: pointing to perceptual, not metabolic, effects.

Preprint: https://t.co/1vfbsjgrFo

W/ @DrJazzbop, et al.

[JMIR Publications @jmirpub]

JMIR HumanFactors: Personalized Interactive Music Systems for Physical Activity and Exercise: Exploratory Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis https://t.co/h9cSMruY59

[Andy @AndrewDanso]

Can VR support post-stroke cognitive screening & improve patient engagement?

Our new @JMIR_XR study explored this via a custom VR task using spatial audio + visual cues. We found:

- Feasibility/patterns of attentional bias
- High usability

In press: https://t.co/4Z1m6Ss9A3

[Andy @AndrewDanso]

New accepted & forthcoming meta-analysis on Personalised Interactive Music Systems (PIMS) for physical activity & exercise w/ @JMIR_HF

We find PIMS significantly increase pleasure & exercise duration. Faster tempo music = stronger effects and performance.
https://t.co/FnsxFAWLJy

[Panteleimon ("Paddy") Ekkekakis @Ekkekakis]

Arguably the most important project in the history of exercise science thus far. Equally enlightening is the accompanying "Reflections" paper. This conversation is long overdue. Congrats to @JennyMurphy2 for this incredible achievement and to @SportsMedicineJ for publishing these papers.

https://t.co/tFfjySohBD
https://t.co/2Ka4pAO1Wd

[Andy @AndrewDanso]

Do music & sport identities influence health? Our new preprint shows:

→ Stronger music & sport identities = better health via self-efficacy & health behaviours.

→ Only sport identity was directly linked to mental health.

Check it out: https://t.co/NkHrGEfVJB

[Nature Rev Neurosci @NatRevNeurosci]

Musical neurodynamics — a Perspective by Eleanor E. Harding, Ji Chul Kim, Alexander P. Demos, Iran R. Roman, Parker Tichko, Caroline Palmer & Edward W. Large
https://t.co/PhUaeUkcK0

[Andy @AndrewDanso]

Can music before sleep buffer the effects of anxiety on sleep?

Figure 1 from our new preprint suggests: maybe— with frequent use.

Higher pre-sleep music use may weaken the anxiety–sleep link.

Music as a self-regulatory tool?

Preprint: https://t.co/MAiRIHLwgS

[Physical Activity Researcher Podcast 🎙️ @PA_Researcher]

🔊
Prof. Harri Piitulainen discusses motor control, proprioception, and the importance of proper reception in our movements.

Full episode here 👇

https://t.co/Qd9r5lCEzv

[Music, Mind, Body and Brain @CoE_MMBB]

Now this is podcasting!
Listen to MMBB researcher Marc Thompson discuss the Centre, the Master's iN Music and Science and how he ended up in Finland.
https://t.co/qPABEn4wmw

[Music, Mind, Body and Brain @CoE_MMBB]

Our very own Dr Andy Danso was recently featured on Yle! Check it out!
Tutkimus: Musiikki vähentää kokemusta liikunnan rasittavuudesta ja auttaa tekemään siitä pysyvän tavan
https://t.co/lEASrzINqU...
Music makes exercise more enjoyable, easier and may increase adherence

[Andy @AndrewDanso]

📢 Call for Abstracts! The 4th Joint Seminar on Music, Sport & Health will take place @ Uni of Jyväskylä on June 13th 2025.

We’re thrilled to welcome Prof. Jasmin Hutchinson @DrJazzbop as keynote speaker!

Details: https://t.co/mnvf2UPHkg

Abstract deadline: May 2nd
@CoE_MMBB

[Andy @AndrewDanso]

Great to see our research on music & exercise featured @yleuutiset — I spoke briefly about our work here: https://t.co/5GQkd8YvLv

Full article available in Finnish here: https://t.co/kihq8FvtYZ

@CoE_MMBB

[Dr Joshua S. Bamford @js_bamford]

New online study looking at how people rate a musical rehearsal between two singers. It just takes 5-10 minutes and it'd be great if you could have a listen:
https://t.co/olQ0Uk21io

[Andy @AndrewDanso]

Can music influence cognitive control & pleasure during exercise? Our new meta-analysis finds it increases attention (g = 1.05), inhibitory control (g = 1.87) & affect (g = 0.86)— but fades at higher exercise intensities. Our preprint @medrxivpreprint https://t.co/9cKLYDkihq

[Music, Mind, Body and Brain @CoE_MMBB]

What do fireflies, fish schools, and dancers have in common? They self-organize—and now, science has a model to explain it! Our new study uses swarmalators to reveal the hidden physics of the dance floor.
https://t.co/86qxOmcOC0

[Andy @AndrewDanso]

How might music enhance physical exercise? I share insights from a range of studies in my latest @PsychToday article on how music elevates motivation, movement, & pleasure— making exercise feel easier and more rewarding. Read more: https://t.co/fVdc98ilJp