| The psychophysiology of flow during piano playing. | |
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PMID: 20515220 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Expert performance is commonly accompanied by a subjective state of optimal experience called flow. Previous research has shown positive correlations between flow and quality of performance and suggests that flow may function as a reward signal that promotes practice. Here, piano playing was used as a flow-inducing behavior in order to analyze the relationship between subjective flow reports and psychophysiological measures. Professional classical pianists were asked to play a musical piece and then rate state flow. The performance was repeated five times in order to induce a variation in flow, keeping other factors constant, while recording the arterial pulse pressure waveform, respiration, head movements, and activity from the corrugator supercilii and zygomaticus major facial muscles. A significant relation was found between flow and heart period, blood pressure, heart rate variability, activity of the zygomaticus major muscle, and respiratory depth. These findings are discussed in relation to current models of emotion, attention, and expertise, and flow is proposed to be a state of effortless attention, which arises through an interaction between positive affect and high attention. |
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Authors:
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Orjan de Manzano; Töres Theorell; László Harmat; Fredrik Ullén |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Emotion (Washington, D.C.) Volume: 10 ISSN: 1931-1516 ISO Abbreviation: Emotion Publication Date: 2010 Jun |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-06-02 Completed Date: 2010-09-03 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 101125678 Medline TA: Emotion Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 301-11 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Neuropediatric Research Unit Q2:07, Department of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden. orjan.demanzano@ki.se |
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Adult Awareness / physiology Blood Pressure / physiology Electromyography Emotions / physiology Female Head Movements / physiology Heart Rate / physiology Humans Male Music / psychology* Psychomotor Performance / physiology |
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