Talks & Media
A selection of invited talks, internet news, feature interviews, podcast episodes and video appearances, where my research has been discussed.
Invited Talks
2025. “What music makes us think and imagine: Exploring the impact of music on consciousness". Graduate Institute of Musicology, National Taiwan University.
2024. "Esplorando il potere terapeutico della musica: Un approccio olistico e creativo all’aver cura". Scuola Universitaria Professionale della Svizzera Italiana (SUPSI), Lugano, Switzerland.
2024. "Exploring the influence of music listening on conscious thoughts and imagination" (see poster). Colloquium Lecture, Department of Music, The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
2023. "How music triggers and shapes the contents of thoughts and mental images" (see poster). Research Colloquia, Department of Music, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
2023. "Exploring consciousness with music: Perspectives from neuropsychological research on mind-wandering and imagination". Spatial Sound Institute, Budapest, Hungary.
2022. “Music as a lifelong companion for well-being”. Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, University of Lugano, Switzerland.
2021. “Can music shape ongoing thoughts and visual mental images?”. Music Department, Cambridge University, UK.
2021. “Can music be used to regulate thoughts? Perspectives from research on mind-wandering and visual mental imagery during music listening”. Open Seminars in Music Psychology, Uppsala University, Sweden.
2020. “Mind-wandering during music listening”. Research Forum on Music-Evoked Thoughts, Music Department, Durham University, UK.
2020. “Mind-wandering during music listening”. Psychology Department, Goldsmiths University of London, UK.
2019. "The benefits of spontaneous thought for the creative brain”. Newcastle Festival of Jazz and Improvised Music, UK.
2018. “Mind-wandering: Definition, measurement, and functional outcome”. Department of Musicology and Media Studies, Humboldt University Berlin, Germany.
2018. “Sad music, empathy, and visual mental imagery: An fMRI study”. ICMPC15/ESCOM10, University of Graz, Austria.
2017. “Music, emotion, and mind-wandering in everyday life”. Psychology Department, Free University Berlin, Germany.
2017. “Visual imagery during music-evoked emotions: Perspectives from cognitive psychology and neuroscience”. KOSMOS Dialogue, Humboldt University Berlin, Germany.
2017. "Which emotions does music evoke? Aesthetic vs. everyday emotions”. CTM Berlin Festival, Germany.
2016. “Music, emotion, and spontaneous cognition”. Brain and Consciousness Research Center, Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
2016. “Why we listen to sad music: Effects on emotion and cognition”. Taipei Medical University, Taiwan.
2016. "Effects of music-evoked emotions on spontaneous cognition”. STATE Festival Berlin, Germany.
Internet Press
Ticino Scienza, Musica come cura, lezione di Liila Taruffi: Dobbiamo imparare a "vagare" meglio con la mente
Pacific Standard, A new theory as to why we love sad music
Forbes, 3 reasons why sad music can heal a sad heart, by a psychologist
NBC (today.com), 4 reasons we love sad songs: Unexpected rewards of melancholy music
Daily Mail, Feeling down? Then listen to sad music: Melancholy tunes lift our moods
BBC (classical-music.com), Does listening to sad music actually make you happier?
Spiegel, Warum uns traurige Musik guttut
Le Monde, La musique triste rend heureux
The Independent, Sad music is good for you, says new study
Panorama, Ascoltare musica triste fa bene all‘umore: ecco perché in 5 punti
The Huffington Post, There is a reason you love sad music after a break up, new study says
Pacific Standard, The positive emotional impact of sad music
VICE (noisey), Sad music is depressing; it‘s also healthy and good for your mind
New York Magazine, Wallowing in sad songs is the best, science confirms
Mic.com, There’s happy news for people who listen to sad songs
Medical Daily, Living vicariously through sad music: Sad songs actually give us peace of mind and a sense of nostalgia
Boing Boing, We listen to sad music to feel nostalgic
BBC (travel), The European country that loves being sad
Nylon, Why does sad music make you happy?
Galileu, Músicas 'de fossa' ajudam a superar a tristeza
Courrier International, Pourquoi la musique triste rend heureux
Süddeutsche Zeitung, Musik im Kopf