Modulating supplementary motor area excitability enhances groove-related pleasure during music listening
Takahide Etani, Mitsuaki Takemi, Tomohiro Samma, Jun Nitta, Saki Homma, Kenta Ueda, Keigo Yoshida, Kenjun Hayashida, Tatsuro Fujimaki, Sotaro Kondoh, Kazutoshi Kudo, Shinya Fujii
The paper investigates the causal role of supplementary motor area (SMA) in groove experience during music listening using transcranial magnetic stimulation and finds that SMA stimulation modulates musical pleasure.
bioRxiv · May 11, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience