Jonna Vuoskoski

Professor, Department of Musicology, University of Oslo

MishMash role: Member , Work Package Leader · WP3

I am Professor of Music Cognition at the Department of Musicology and the Department of Psychology (University of Oslo), and part of the leader group at the RITMO Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Rhythm, Time and Motion, where I lead the Interaction & Pleasure research cluster. I am also a co-leader of work-package 3 (Creative use of AI for health and well-being) at the MishMash Centre for AI and Creativity.

Empathy Social Cognition Emotions Music Psychology Cognitive Psychology Cognitive Neuroscience Music Cognition

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MishMash Projects

• Intensifying Brain Pleasure Responses to Music

Other projects

• Auditory Emotion Processing in Autism
• Musikalitet, personlighet, helse og livskvalitet. En tvillingstudie.
• PROMENTA Research Center
• RITMO Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Rhythm, Time and Motion

Latest results

Type

Book chapter

1. Book chapter, 2026

   Empathy, Absorption, and the Feeling of Being Moved by Music

   Jonna K Vuoskoski ; Simon Høffding

2. Book chapter, 2025

   The social dimension of music listening: Empathy and the experience of feeling moved

   Jonna Katariina Vuoskoski

Journal article

1. Journal article, 2026

   Individual Tempo Asymmetries and Coupling Dynamics in Dyadic Musical Synchronization

   Andrii Smykovskyi ; Bravo van Kerrebroeck ; Jonna Katariina Vuoskoski ; Caroline Palmer

2. Journal article, 2026

   Videopelien musiikin kokeminen ja musiikilliset käytänteet

   Lasse Lehtonen ; Jonna Katariina Vuoskoski ; Henna-Riikka Peltola ; Kaj Ahlsved ; Kai Tuuri

3. Journal article, 2026

   Domain-specific perception of emotional intensity in brief musical and vocal expressions

   Liv Merve Akca Abrahamsson ; Sascha Frühholz ; Jonna Katariina Vuoskoski

4. Journal article, 2025

   Dimensions of music use motivations: Genetic and environmental underpinnings, and associations with Big Five and Empathy traits

   Heidi Marie Umbach Hansen ; Espen Røysamb ; Olav Mandt Vassend ; Nikolai Olavi Czajkowski ; Tor Endestad ; Jonna Katariina Vuoskoski ; Anne Danielsen ; Bruno Laeng

5. Journal article, 2025

   Empathy and Music Preferences: Exploring Music Listening Behaviours in Naturalistic Settings

   Jatin Agarwala ; Sriharsha M.S.S. ; Jonna Katariina Vuoskoski ; Vinoo Alluri

Book anthology

1. Book anthology, 2026

   Music and the Cognitive Humanities: Interdisciplinary Insights

   Andrea Schiavio ; Jonna K Vuoskoski ; Youn Kim

Conference

1. Conference poster, 2025

   Brain Responses to Musical Emotions in Autism

   Liv Merve Akca Abrahamsson ; Katharina Egger ; Jonna Katariina Vuoskoski ; Sascha Frühholz

2. Conference poster, 2025

   Rhythmic complexity and trait empathy modulate internal motor simulation in response to music

   Jonna Katariina Vuoskoski ; Lieke Perik ; Christian Dyhre Foldal ; Jan Stupacher

More results in NVA…