Masaki Tanaka

This study examines how bodily sensations and emotional responses to music change with age, finding that bodily responses decline while arousal increases, correlating with musical predictability.

This study examines bodily sensations in individuals with depressive tendencies during music listening, finding strong head sensations linked to negative emotions and specific chord progressions.

This study investigates diurnal variation in human SCN activity using perfusion imaging, finding higher activity at noon and lower in the early morning, aligning with rodent patterns under light conditions.

This study explores how musical chord progressions influence bodily sensations and emotions through predictive processing, showing links between uncertainty, surprise, and interoceptive responses in participants.