Scientists confirm what black people always knew. Bass makes you dance

A new study from researchers at McMaster University has revealed that low-frequency music makes you want to dance 11.3 percent more than others.

Led by McMaster University neuroscientist Daniel Cameron, used motion-sensing technology and enhanced speakers to deliver bass so low it can apparently be sensed, but not heard.

Yep, music is a feeling folks.

In collaboration with electronic music duo Orphx and they were keen because they could see that ‘that bass can change how the music is experienced in a way,’

62% of 133 concert goers donned motion-sensing headbands. Every 2.5 minutes for 45 minutes, very-low bass-playing speakers were turned on and off in the eight to 37 hertz range, which is below many commercially-available subwoofers.

The music made them move by an average of 11.3 percent. And with some it got to 50%.

These results demonstrate that a complex, social behaviour — dance — can be increased in intensity by VLFs without participants’ awareness,” the study concluded.

“While culture and individual experience may or may not influence the extent to which VLFs influence dancing and movement, their undetectable nature suggests a relatively low-level pathway by which low frequencies influence movement and dancing, in turn suggesting a fundamental aspect of human music cognition and dance behaviour.”

So yeah, now you know why Amapiano makes you want to do things, right?

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