Amanda Krause
studylistening.bsky.social
Amanda Krause
@studylistening.bsky.social
Dr/she/her
Senior Lecturer (Psychology), @JCUCHS @JCU
#MusicScience - everyday music #listening and #WellBeing
current @AusMusPsySoc.bsky.social president
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Almost 5 years ago now, when we were little PhD students, a group of us had a paper idea. We huddled together in our cramped office meeting room to write an early version of this paper. MANY iterations later, we're all now postdocs, and the paper is now out!

journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Exploring geographic and cultural differences in preferences for valence and arousal in music using regional music charts - Lewis Nitschinsk, Dianna Vidas, Hugh T McGovern, Nicholas MA Smith, 2026
Music can evoke and enable emotional expression. Yet few studies have investigated which aspects of music preference are universal, and which aspects vary geogr...
journals.sagepub.com
February 18, 2026 at 11:25 PM
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A particular moment in my favourite Radiohead song always gives me goosebumps every time I play it. Turns out susceptibility to such “chills” (induced by music, poetry, art) varies between people & that genetic differences play a part. Check out our new paper, led by @giacomobignardi.bsky.social. 👇🧪
Genetic underpinnings of chills from art and music
Author summary Many people experience chills when listening to music, reading poetry, or viewing art. Yet not everyone feels these reactions in the same way. These differences provide a window into ho...
journals.plos.org
February 19, 2026 at 7:00 PM
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This is worth reading for those in higher ed:

www.insidehighered.com/opinion/care...
Burnout by a Million Paper Cuts (opinion)
Behold: a job posting you’d never accept, but already did.
www.insidehighered.com
February 19, 2026 at 3:16 AM
largest mosaic in australia; charters towers, qld. #MiEL
February 14, 2026 at 2:48 AM
mural, charters towers, qld. #MiEL
February 14, 2026 at 2:47 AM
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🎉 Celebrate World Radio Day! 🎙️

Tune into college & community radio history, from vintage playlists to searchable transcripts of historic broadcasts.

It’s all in our blog ⬇️
blog.archive.org/2026/02/13/t...

🧵1️⃣/5️⃣

#WorldRadioDay #InternetArchive
February 13, 2026 at 8:01 PM
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✨Announcing the 2026 #AMPlify Series 📣

We are excited to announce the 2026 AMPlify ECR professional development series featuring a dynamic line-up of inspiring speakers! #savethedate
February 6, 2026 at 11:08 PM
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Excited to announce our article has been published! doi.org/10.1177/2059...

I led a project to operationalise constructs that identify the emotional episodes people experience listening to music. #MusicScience experts assessed items against prior theory, a surprisingly under reported practice 🔭❗
February 4, 2026 at 8:29 PM
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We are excited to announce the MUSICONNEX Conference!
The hybrid conference will be hosted @coe-mmbb.bsky.social , @uniofjyvaskyla.bsky.social, Finland, on Sept 22–24th 2026. Check our keynotes, website, and contact information in the comments.
#musicscience #musicresearch #musiconnex
January 27, 2026 at 10:03 AM
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More information here: musicscience.net/events/sysmu...
January 28, 2026 at 9:57 AM
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New systematic review/meta-analysis: Music is widely used in exercise, yet its cognitive & affective effects remain unclear. Results show no consistent overall effects, but meta-regression indicates that higher exercise intensity predicts smaller effects of music. Read more: doi.org/10.3389/fpsy...
Frontiers | Does music support executive functions and affective responses during acute exercise? A systematic review and meta-analysis
IntroductionMaintaining a steady running pace despite physical or mental fatigue often engages executive functions. These functions may contribute to sustain...
doi.org
January 21, 2026 at 9:07 AM
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Nice to see our MEL model mentioned here. Music is a really important part of many people's romantic lives! medium.com/illumination...
Can Music Make You Fall in Love? How Music Shapes Romance, Attraction, and Heartbreak
From the first song that sparks attraction to the tunes that help us heal after heartbreak, music profoundly influences how we experience…
medium.com
January 20, 2026 at 2:19 PM
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2026 is off to a great start! 🎉 Excited to share my new open-access publication in @plosone.org! 🎶 This study examines how our sense of self (self-construal) influences the pleasure (musical reward) we get from listening to our favourite music. Read it here: doi.org/10.1371/jour...
January 7, 2026 at 3:08 PM
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Can the same song make you feel happy and sad? Our new study shows emotional complexity—feeling both positive and negative emotions—is common with personally meaningful music, but varies across people. Discover what influences it: doi.org/10.1016/j.jr...

#musicscience #emotions #personalityresearch
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media.tenor.com
January 19, 2026 at 7:04 AM
🛎️ Chrisp, Putter & Krause (2026). How music listening can support antepartum and intrapartum maternal well-being: A scoping review. Music Perception, 43(3), 284-305. doi.org/10.1525/mp.2...

now issued, available at: online.ucpress.edu/mp/article/4...

see recap thread at: bsky.app/profile/stud...
January 19, 2026 at 1:47 AM
#MiEL - busking at the waterfront, ZA.
January 18, 2026 at 10:31 AM
#MiEL - waterfront, cape town, ZA.
January 18, 2026 at 10:30 AM
#MiEL - melrose arch, ZA.
January 18, 2026 at 10:27 AM
#MiEL - music stuffs in the gold mining homes @ gold reef city, ZA.
January 18, 2026 at 10:26 AM
#MiEL - dance performances at lesedi cultural village, ZA.
January 18, 2026 at 10:23 AM
#MiEL - drumming lesson at lesedi cultural village, ZA.
January 18, 2026 at 10:22 AM
#MiEL - beautiful choir wedding performance - Stellenbosch, ZA.
January 18, 2026 at 10:20 AM
#MiEL - Soweto, ZA.
January 18, 2026 at 10:18 AM
#MiEL - Soweto, ZA.
January 18, 2026 at 10:17 AM
love graduation (aka floppy hat time). well done to all the @jcuofficial.bsky.social psych grads.
w. @helloklaire.bsky.social and @danjmiller3.bsky.social
December 21, 2025 at 3:33 AM