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Research

Our research is divided into four clusters that serve as gravitational points for the Centre's theoretical and methodological approaches.

Interaction and pleasure

A smiling face. Formed by an orange circle and inside that two blue lines and two points. Illustration.

We seek to understand why rhythms make us move, and how rhythm facilitates entrainment and interaction.

Structure and aesthetics

An orange circld and inside light blue and dark blue lines and four orange points. Illustration.

We investigate the structure and aesthetics of musical rhythm and their link to perceptual, cognitive and motor mechanisms.

Interaction and robotics

An orange circle and inside it a robot face. Illustration.

We investigate aspects of rhythm and motion through robotics and technology.

Structure and cognition

An orange circle and inside it points in different colours and other things. Illustration.

We aim to expand our understanding of how rhythm and our sense of time are constructed in the human mind.

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Interdisciplinary research

RITMO researchers employ a unique mix of perspectives, competences and infrastructures:

  • Qualitative methods from the arts and humanities such as interviews, qualitative analyses, and aesthetic and cultural interpretation
  • Quantitative methods from psychology and neuroscience such as behavioural experiments, motion capture and neuroimaging techniques
  • Informatics, including machine learning, computer modelling, and rapid prototyping

Such a radically interdisciplinary approach to rhythm has never before been undertaken and allows for promising paths of interpretative exploration and investigation through carefully designed experimental work.