“The social neuroscience of music: Understanding the social brain through human song": Correction to Greenberg et al. (2021).

Reports an error in "The social neuroscience of music: Understanding the social brain through human song" by David M. Greenberg, Jean Decety and Ilanit Gordon (American Psychologist, 2021[Oct], Vol 76[7], 1172-1185). In the article, the authors highlight the role of oxytocin in music listening and production. Although there are decades of social neuroscience research supporting the social implications of oxytocin secretion in nonmusical settings, the implications of oxytocin in musical settings remain emergent. for example, although there is indeed evidence that group music making increases oxytocin (e.g., Good & Russo, 2021), there are exceptions that show that oxytocin can decrease (e.g., Fancourt et al., 2016). In the second paragraph of the Neurobiological Candidates section and the third paragraph of the Proposed Model section, the authors note these exceptions and add additional citations in support of the modulation of both oxytocin and cortisol. They also correct their citation of Schladt et al. (2017), whom they had incorrectly cited as showing an increase in oxytocin when their results showed a decrease. The online version of this article has been corrected. (The following abstract of the original article appeared in record 2021-55326-001.) During the COVID-19 pandemic, we have seen that people can adapt quickly to ensure that their social needs are met after being forced to isolate and socially distance. Many individuals turned immediately to music, as evidenced by...

Source: American Psychologist - July 25, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research