Increasing Divergent Thinking Capabilities With Music-Feedback Exercise
Divergent thinking is an essential aspect of creativity and has been shown to be affected both by music and physical exercise. While it has been shown that making music and physical exercise can be beneficial for Divergent Thinking in isolation, it is unclear whether the effects can be combined. The...
Main Authors: | , , , , |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Frontiers Media S.A.
2020-11-01
|
Series: | Frontiers in Psychology |
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.578979/full |
id |
doaj-ed87307200794cfebd7f76e495c41b19 |
---|---|
record_format |
Article |
spelling |
doaj-ed87307200794cfebd7f76e495c41b192020-11-25T04:10:35ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782020-11-011110.3389/fpsyg.2020.578979578979Increasing Divergent Thinking Capabilities With Music-Feedback ExerciseThomas Hans Fritz0Thomas Hans Fritz1Max Archibald Montgomery2Max Archibald Montgomery3Eric Busch4Lydia Schneider5Arno Villringer6Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig, GermanyInstitute for Psychoacoustics and Electronic Music (IPEM), Ghent, BelgiumMax Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig, GermanyInstitute for Psychoacoustics and Electronic Music (IPEM), Ghent, BelgiumMax Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig, GermanyMax Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig, GermanyMax Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig, GermanyDivergent thinking is an essential aspect of creativity and has been shown to be affected both by music and physical exercise. While it has been shown that making music and physical exercise can be beneficial for Divergent Thinking in isolation, it is unclear whether the effects can be combined. The present experiment investigated the relation of physical exertion and being in control of music on Divergent Thinking and the possibility of an interaction effect. Seventy-seven predominantly young, German participants were tested with measurements of Divergent Thinking collected after either (1) physical exercise with music listening, (2) making music with a knob setup without physical effort (music control only), or (3) making physical exercise with musical feedback (Jymmin™). Results showed greater increases in Divergent Thinking scores following music-feedback exercise compared to conditions of physical exercise with music listening and music control only. The data thus demonstrate that making music part of a physical exercise routine more strongly leads to the benefit of increased creative capacities, which we argue will be beneficial for athletes to prepare for certain types of competition/performance and as part of regeneration training.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.578979/fullathlete performancedivergent thinkingcreativityJymminmusical agencyneurology of music |
collection |
DOAJ |
language |
English |
format |
Article |
sources |
DOAJ |
author |
Thomas Hans Fritz Thomas Hans Fritz Max Archibald Montgomery Max Archibald Montgomery Eric Busch Lydia Schneider Arno Villringer |
spellingShingle |
Thomas Hans Fritz Thomas Hans Fritz Max Archibald Montgomery Max Archibald Montgomery Eric Busch Lydia Schneider Arno Villringer Increasing Divergent Thinking Capabilities With Music-Feedback Exercise Frontiers in Psychology athlete performance divergent thinking creativity Jymmin musical agency neurology of music |
author_facet |
Thomas Hans Fritz Thomas Hans Fritz Max Archibald Montgomery Max Archibald Montgomery Eric Busch Lydia Schneider Arno Villringer |
author_sort |
Thomas Hans Fritz |
title |
Increasing Divergent Thinking Capabilities With Music-Feedback Exercise |
title_short |
Increasing Divergent Thinking Capabilities With Music-Feedback Exercise |
title_full |
Increasing Divergent Thinking Capabilities With Music-Feedback Exercise |
title_fullStr |
Increasing Divergent Thinking Capabilities With Music-Feedback Exercise |
title_full_unstemmed |
Increasing Divergent Thinking Capabilities With Music-Feedback Exercise |
title_sort |
increasing divergent thinking capabilities with music-feedback exercise |
publisher |
Frontiers Media S.A. |
series |
Frontiers in Psychology |
issn |
1664-1078 |
publishDate |
2020-11-01 |
description |
Divergent thinking is an essential aspect of creativity and has been shown to be affected both by music and physical exercise. While it has been shown that making music and physical exercise can be beneficial for Divergent Thinking in isolation, it is unclear whether the effects can be combined. The present experiment investigated the relation of physical exertion and being in control of music on Divergent Thinking and the possibility of an interaction effect. Seventy-seven predominantly young, German participants were tested with measurements of Divergent Thinking collected after either (1) physical exercise with music listening, (2) making music with a knob setup without physical effort (music control only), or (3) making physical exercise with musical feedback (Jymmin™). Results showed greater increases in Divergent Thinking scores following music-feedback exercise compared to conditions of physical exercise with music listening and music control only. The data thus demonstrate that making music part of a physical exercise routine more strongly leads to the benefit of increased creative capacities, which we argue will be beneficial for athletes to prepare for certain types of competition/performance and as part of regeneration training. |
topic |
athlete performance divergent thinking creativity Jymmin musical agency neurology of music |
url |
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.578979/full |
work_keys_str_mv |
AT thomashansfritz increasingdivergentthinkingcapabilitieswithmusicfeedbackexercise AT thomashansfritz increasingdivergentthinkingcapabilitieswithmusicfeedbackexercise AT maxarchibaldmontgomery increasingdivergentthinkingcapabilitieswithmusicfeedbackexercise AT maxarchibaldmontgomery increasingdivergentthinkingcapabilitieswithmusicfeedbackexercise AT ericbusch increasingdivergentthinkingcapabilitieswithmusicfeedbackexercise AT lydiaschneider increasingdivergentthinkingcapabilitieswithmusicfeedbackexercise AT arnovillringer increasingdivergentthinkingcapabilitieswithmusicfeedbackexercise |
_version_ |
1724420017233068032 |