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Creativity drives performer–listener emotional and physiological alignment in live music improvisation

2026-05-29

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Music is a fundamental medium for human communication, yet it remains unclear whether it enables genuine alignment of internally felt emotions beyond mere emotion perception. Creative expression may be central to this process: when performers improvise with creative intent, they engage in self-expression that could draw listeners into closer emotional and physiological resonance. Here, dual-electrocardiography was...

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Literature Corpus work: fc7dba0d-2d97-5c84-92ad-ca3b59f4ff6d
DOI: 10.64898/2026.05.27.726846

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