Increasing Divergent Thinking Capabilities With Music-Feedback Exercise

Frontiers in Psychology

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Thomas Hans Fritz¹  Max Archibald Montgomery¹  Eric Busch¹  Lydia Schneider¹  Arno Villringer¹ 

[1] Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences;Institute for Psychoacoustics and Electronic Music (IPEM)

关键词: athlete performance;    divergent thinking;    creativity;    Jymmin;    musical agency;    neurology of music;    team sports;    athlete performance enhancement;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2020.578979

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

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.

【 授权许可】

CC BY