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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Alluri, Vinoo
• Toiviainen, Petri

Titel

The naturalistic paradigm: An approach to studying individual variability in neural underpinnings of music perception

Ist Teil von

• Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 2023-12, Vol.1530 (1), p.18-22

Ort / Verlag

United States: Wiley Subscription Services, Inc

Erscheinungsjahr

2023

Quelle

Wiley Online Library Journals Frontfile Complete

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Music listening is a dynamic process that entails complex interactions between sensory, cognitive, and emotional processes. The naturalistic paradigm provides a means to investigate these processes in an ecologically valid manner by allowing experimental settings that mimic real‐life musical experiences. In this paper, we highlight the importance of the naturalistic paradigm in studying dynamic music processing and discuss how it allows for investigating both the segregation and integration of brain processes using model‐based and model‐free methods. We further suggest that studying individual difference‐modulated music processing in this paradigm can provide insights into the mechanisms of brain plasticity, which can have implications for the development of interventions and therapies in a personalized way. Finally, despite the challenges that the naturalistic paradigm poses, we end with a discussion on future prospects of music and neuroscience research, especially with the continued development and refinement of naturalistic paradigms and the adoption of open science practices. We summarize the benefits of studying individual differences in the dynamic neural processing of music using the naturalistic paradigm, which tries to emulate real‐world music listening experiences. We highlight various model‐based and model‐free approaches used in fMRI studies to uncover individual differences in music processing. We discuss the limitations and future prospects of music and neuroscience research through development and refinement of naturalistic paradigms and the adoption of open science practices.