Luca Matsukawa

Individual differences in musical tempo perception are predicted by body height, age, music and dance sophistication in an online paradigm

The perception of musical tempo and/or beat has been studied extensively. However, the reasons for the subjective perception of a piece of music as fast or slow remain unclear. We propose that individuals form a long-term preferred motor tempo (LTPT), which is less susceptible to short-term influences (e.g. arousal) th...