Observed arrival · 2026-08-28
Your Brain on Bluegrass
A Pickin' in the Pines workshop explores what happens in people’s bodies and brains when a musical jam falls into sync.
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The page describes a field study embedded in a bluegrass festival rather than a laboratory experiment. Researchers invite small groups to play while heart-rate sensors record roughly thirty minutes of music, followed by a few short questions. The listed questions include whether breathing and heartbeats align with musical timing and why some jam circles cohere while others dissolve. The 2026 program builds on a 2025 workshop led by ASU musicians and professors.
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