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September 10, 2025Scientific ReportsOpen Access

Solitary silence and social sounds: music can influence mental imagery, inducing thoughts of social interactions

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SHSteffen A. HerffGCGabriele CecchettiPEPetter Ericson

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Overview

Observational analysis shows music enhances social interactions in mental imagery, suggesting emotional benefits.

Key Points

  • Music significantly increased the richness of participants' mental imagery, resulting in more vivid and emotionally engaging content.
  • Participants who listened to music reported a notable emergence of social interactions in their imagined content.
  • Bayesian Mixed effects models confirmed that music increased imagined social content compared to silence, regardless of vocals.
  • Visualisations of imagined content were better differentiated by participants when associated music was played, highlighting potential applications.

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Herff et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c19f7f54b1d3bfb60dab71https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-10309-2
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