EP/47: MUSIC & PERSONALITY
What Does Your Taste in Music Say About Who You Are?
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In past episodes we’ve covered how music can impact our brain’s chemistry. In this episode we look at an area of research that explores the relationship between musical preferences and our personality. What does your taste in music say about your character and can your personality traits predict what types of music you’ll like?
To walk us through his topic, we’re joined today by Dr. David M. Greenberg from Jerusalem, Israel. David is a psychologist, musician, and researcher at Bar-Ilan University and Cambridge University. His research examines music at the intersection of social science, neuroscience, genetics, and clinical treatment. David created the Musical Universe project which measures your reactions to musical excerpts and asks some questions about your character and then maps your unique musical and psychological profile.
About DAVID
Dr. David M. Greenberg, PhD is a psychologist, musician, and researcher at Bar-Ilan University and Cambridge University. His research examines music at the intersection of social science, neuroscience, genetics, and clinical treatment. He received an early career research award from the European Society for the Cognitive Sciences of Music (ESCOM), and has published in the Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences, Psychological Science, PLoS One, and Social Psychological and Personality Science. He has also developed and published five assessments.
Dr. Greenberg received his PhD in psychology from the University of Cambridge, MA in clinical psychology from the City University of New York, and MPhil in social and developmental psychology from the University of Cambridge. He has training in psychotherapy from City College of New York, and training in music therapy from Anglia Ruskin University. He has certifications in music therapy, sound healing, and coaching.
He has taught undergraduate psychology courses at three different Universities. In 2017, he developed the first Psychology of Music course at City College of New York. He has supervised five undergraduate and masters-level dissertations at the University of Cambridge and City University of New York.
Dr. Greenberg is the founder a new non-for-profit organization aimed at funding music research and therapy. The organization will fund cutting-edge research at top Universities and help support programs that provide music therapy to disadvantaged youth. The application for non-for-profit status is currently under review.
Learn more about David’s research at: davidmgreenberg.com/ and take the test yourself at Musicaluniverse.io.
