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Research interests

  • Social interaction through music
  • Musical ensemble coordination
  • Sensorimotor synchronization
  • Performance skills

Keywords: interpersonal coordination, music performance, rhythm and meter, temporal prediction,
​temporal error correction, mental imagery, action simulation, divided attention, neural entrainment, individual differences

Publications: journal articles, book chapters & editorials

In press

Colley, I., Keller, P. E., & Halpern, A. (in press). Working memory and auditory imagery predict sensorimotor synchronization with expressively timed music. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology. [link]
​Colley, I., Varlet, M., MacRitchie, J., & Keller, P. E. (in press). The influence of visual cues on temporal anticipation and movement synchronization with musical sequences. Acta Psychologica.
Mills, P. F., Harry, B., Stevens, C. J., Knoblich, G., & Keller, P. E. (in press). Intentionality of a co-actor influences sensorimotor synchronisation with a virtual partner. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology.
​Su, Y.-H., & Keller, P. E. (in press). Your move or mine? Music training and kinematic compatibility modulate synchronization with self- versus other-generated dance movement. Psychological Research.
​Trapp, S., Havlicek, O., Schirmer, A., & Keller, P. E. (in press). When the rhythm disappears and the mind keeps dancing: Sustained effects of attentional entrainment. Psychological Research.
​Varlet, M., Williams, R., & Keller, P. E. (in press). Effects of pitch and tempo of auditory rhythms on spontaneous movement entrainment and stabilisation. Psychological Research.
​Varlet, M., Williams, R., Bouvet, C., & Keller, P. E. (in press). Single (1:1) vs. double (1:2) metronomes for the spontaneous entrainment and stabilisation of human rhythmic movements. Experimental Brain Research.
2018
Bianco, R., Novembre, G., Keller, P. E., Villringer, A., & Sammler, D. (2018). Musical genre-dependent behavioural and EEG signatures of action planning. A comparison between classical and jazz pianists. NeuroImage, 169, 383-394. [link]
​Eerola, T., Jakubowski, K., Moran, N., Keller, P. E., & Clayton, M. (2018). Shared periodic performer movements coordinate interactions in duo improvisations. Royal Society Open Science, 5(2), 171520. [link]
Etani, T., Marui, A., Kawase, S., & Keller, P. E. (2018). Optimal tempo for groove: Its relation to directions of body movement and Japanese nori. Frontiers in Psychology, 9. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00462 [link]
Lenc, T., Keller, P. E., Varlet, M., & Nozaradan, S. (2018). Neural tracking of the musical beat is enhanced by low-frequency sounds. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 115, 8221-8226. [link]
MacRitchie, J., Herff, S., Procopio, A., & Keller, P. E. (2018). Negotiating between individual and joint goals in ensemble musical performance. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 71, 1535-1551.​​ [link]
Miyata, K., Varlet, M., Miura, A., Kudo, K., & Keller, P. E. (2018). Interpersonal visual interaction induces local and global stabilisation of rhythmic coordination. Neuroscience Letters, 682, 132-136. [link]
​Novembre, G., & Keller, P. E. (2018). Music and action. In R. Bader (Ed.). Springer handbook of systematic musicology (pp. 523-537). Berlin: Springer-Verlag.
​Nozaradan, S., Keller, P. E., Rossion, B., & Mouraux, A. (2018). EEG frequency-tagging and input–output comparison in rhythm perception. Brain Topography, 31, 153–160. [link]
​Nozaradan, S., Schönwiesner, M., Keller, P. E., Lenc, T., & Lehmann, A. (2018). Neural bases of rhythmic entrainment in humans: Critical transformation between cortical and lower-level representations of auditory rhythm. European Journal of Neuroscience, 47, 321-332. [link] [pdf]
2017
Dalla Bella, S., Benoit, C.-E., Farrugia, N., Keller, P. E., Obrig, H., Mainka, S. & Kotz, S.A. (2017). Gait improvement via rhythmic stimulation in Parkinson’s disease is linked to rhythmic skills. Scientific Reports, 7, 42005. [link]
Keller, P. E., König, R., & Novembre, N. (2017). Simultaneous cooperation and competition in the evolution of musical behavior: Sex-related modulations of the singer’s formant in human chorusing. Frontiers in Psychology, 8:1559. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01559  [link]
​MacRitchie, J., Varlet, M., & Keller, P. E. (2017). Embodied expression through entrainment and co-representation in musical ensemble performance. In M. Lesaffre, M., P.-J. Maes, & M. Leman. (Eds.). The Routledge companion to embodied music interaction (pp. 150-159). New York: Routledge.
Miyata, K., Varlet, M., Miura, A., Kudo, K., & Keller, P. E. (2017). Modulation of individual auditory-motor coordination dynamics through interpersonal visual coupling. Scientific Reports, 7(1), 16220. [link]
Novembre, G., Knoblich, G., Dunne, L., & Keller, P. E. (2017). Interpersonal synchrony enhanced through 20 Hz phase-coupled dual brain stimulation. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, 12, 662-670. ​ [link]
Varlet, M., Novembre, G., & Keller, P. E. (2017). Dynamical entrainment of corticospinal excitability during rhythmic movement observation: a Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation study. European Journal of Neuroscience, 45, 1465-1472.  [link]
Varlet, M., Wade, A., Novembre, G., & Keller, P. E. (2017). Investigation of the effects of transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) on self-paced rhythmic movements. Neuroscience, 350, 75-84. ​[link] [pdf]
​Wöllner, C., & Keller, P.E. (2017). Music with others: Ensembles, conductors, and interpersonal coordination. In R. Timmers & R. Ashley (Eds.). Routledge companion to music cognition (pp. 313-324). New York: Routledge.
2016
Bianco, R., Novembre, G., Keller, P.E., Friederici, A.D., Villringer, A., & Sammler, D. (2016). Syntax in action has priority over movement selection in piano playing. An ERP study. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 28, 41-54. [link] [pdf]
Bianco, R., Novembre, G., Keller, P.E., Kim, S.G., Scharf, F., Friederici, A.D., Villringer, A., & Sammler, D. (2016). Neural networks for harmonic structure in music perception and action. NeuroImage, 142, 454–464. [link]
Hall, J.M., Martens, K.A., Walton, C.C., O’Callaghan, C., Keller, P.E., Lewis, S.J.G., & Moustafa, A.A. (2016).  Diffusion alterations associated with Parkinson’s disease symptomatology: a review of the literature. Parkinsonism and Related Disorders, 33, 12-26. [link]
Hove, M.J., Stelzer, J., Nierhaus, T., Thiel, S., Gundlach, C., Margulies, D., Turner, R., Keller, P.E., & Merker, B. (2016). Brain network reconfiguration and perceptual decoupling during an absorptive state of consciousness. Cerebral Cortex, 26, 3116-3124. [link]
Keller, P.E., Novembre, G., & Loehr, J. (2016). Musical ensemble performance: Representing self, other, and joint action outcomes. In E.S. Cross & S.S. Obhi (Eds.), Shared representations: Sensorimotor foundations of social life (pp. 280-310). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. [pdf]
Novembre, G., Sammler, D., & Keller, P.E. (2016). Neural alpha oscillations index the balance between self-other integration and segregation in real-time joint action. Neuropsychologia, 89, 414–425. ​[link]
Nozaradan, S., Peretz, I., & Keller, P.E. (2016). Individual differences in rhythmic cortical entrainment correlate with predictive behavior in sensorimotor synchronization. Scientific Reports, 6, 20612. [link]
Schwartze, M., Keller, P.E., & Kotz, S.A. (2016). Spontaneous, synchronized, and corrective timing behavior in cerebellar lesion patients. Behavioural Brain Research, 312, 285–293. ​[link]
2015
D’Ausilio, A., Novembre, G., Fadiga, L., & Keller, P.E. (2015). What can music tell us about social interaction? Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 19, 111–114. [link] [pdf]
Hadley, L., Novembre, G., Keller, P.E., & Pickering, M.J. (2015). Causal role of motor simulation in turn-taking behaviour. The Journal of Neuroscience, 35, 16516-16520. ​[link] [pdf]
Hove, M.J., & Keller, P.E. (2015). Impaired movement timing in neurological disorders: Rehabilitation and treatment strategies. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1337, 111-117. [pdf]
Jacoby, N., Tishby, N., Repp, B.H., Ahissar, M., & Keller, P.E. (2015). Parameter estimation of linear sensorimotor synchronization models: Phase correction, period correction and ensemble synchronization. Timing & Time Perception, 3, 52-87. [pdf]
Jacoby, N., Keller, P.E., Repp, B.H., Ahissar, M., & Tishby, N. (2015). Lower bound on the accuracy of parameter estimation methods for linear sensorimotor synchronization models. Timing & Time Perception, 3, 32-51. [pdf]
Mills, P.F., van der Steen, M.C., Schultz, B.G., & Keller, P.E. (2015). Individual differences in temporal anticipation and adaptation during sensorimotor synchronization. Timing & Time Perception, 3, 13-31. [pdf]
Moran, N., Hadley, L., Bader, M., & Keller, P.E.  (2015). Perception of ‘back-channeling’ nonverbal feedback in musical duo improvisation. PLoS ONE 10(6): e0130070. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0130070 [link]
Novembre, G., Varlet, M., Muawiyath, S., Stevens, C.J., & Keller, P.E. (2015). The E-Music Box: an empirical method for exploring the universal capacity for musical production and for social interaction through music. Royal Society Open Science, 2, 150286. [link]
van der Steen, M.C., Jacoby, N., Fairhurst, M.T., & Keller, P.E. (2015). Sensorimotor synchronization with tempo-changing auditory sequences: Modeling temporal adaptation and anticipation. Brain Research, 1626, 66-87. [pdf]
van der Steen, M.C., Schwartze, M., Kotz, S.A., & Keller, P.E. (2015). Modeling effects of cerebellar and basal ganglia lesions on adaptation and anticipation during sensorimotor synchronization. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1337, 101–110. [pdf]
2014
Engel, A., Hijmans, B.S., Cerliani, L., Bangert, M., Nanetti, L., Keller, P.E., & Keysers, C. (2014). Inter-individual differences in audio-motor learning of piano melodies and white matter fiber tract architecture. Human Brain Mapping, 35, 2483–2497. [pdf]
Fairhurst, M.T., Janata, P., & Keller, P.E. (2014). Leading the follower: an fMRI investigation of dynamic cooperativity and leader-follower strategies in synchronization with an adaptive virtual partner. NeuroImage, 84, 688–697. [pdf]
Hove, M.J., Balasubramaniam, R., & Keller, P.E. (2014). The time course of phase correction: A kinematic investigation of motor adjustment to timing perturbations during sensorimotor synchronization. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception & Performance, 40, 2243-2251. [pdf]
Keller, P.E. (2014). Ensemble performance. In Thompson, W.F. (Ed.). Music in the Social and Behavioral Sciences: An Encyclopedia (pp. 396-399). New York: Sage Publications Inc. [pdf]
Keller, P.E. (2014). Ensemble performance: Interpersonal alignment of musical expression. In D. Fabian, R. Timmers, & E. Schubert (Eds.), Expressiveness in music performance: Empirical approaches across styles and cultures (pp. 260-282). Oxford: Oxford University Press. [pdf] REVIEW
Keller, P.E. (2014). Synchronization. In Thompson, W.F. (Ed.). Music in the Social and Behavioral Sciences: An Encyclopedia (pp. 1088-1091).  New York: Sage Publications Inc. [pdf]
Keller, P.E., Novembre, G., & Hove, M.J. (2014). Rhythm in joint action: Psychological and neurophysiological mechanisms for real-time interpersonal coordination. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, 369, 20130394. [link] [PDF] REVIEW
Novembre, G., & Keller, P.E. (2014). A conceptual review on action-perception coupling in the musicians’ brain: What is it good for? Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 8:603. [link] REVIEW
Novembre, G., Ticini, L.F., Schütz-Bosbach, S., & Keller, P.E. (2014). Motor simulation and the coordination of joint actions in real time. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, 9,1062-1068. [pdf]
Ragert, M., Fairhurst, M.T., & Keller, P.E. (2014). Segregation and integration of auditory streams when listening to multi-part music. PLOS ONE  9(1): e84085. [link]
Sevdalis, V., & Keller, P.E. (2014). Know thy sound: Perceiving self and others in musical contexts. Acta Psychologica, 152, 67-74. [pdf] REVIEW
van der Steen, M.C., van Vugt, F.T., Keller, P.E., & Altenmüller, E. (2014). Basic timing abilities stay intact in patients with musician’s dystonia. PLOS ONE 9(3): e92906. [link]

2013

Fairhurst, M.T., Janata, P., & Keller, P.E. (2013). Being and feeling in sync with an adaptive virtual partner: Brain mechanisms underlying dynamic cooperativity. Cerebral Cortex, 23, 2592-2600. [pdf]
Hove, M.J., Fairhurst, M.T., Kotz, S.A., & Keller, P.E. (2013). Synchronizing with auditory and visual rhythms: An fMRI assessment of modality differences and modality appropriateness. NeuroImage, 67, 313-321. [pdf]
Keller, P.E. (2013). Musical ensemble performance: A theoretical framework and empirical findings on interpersonal coordination. In A. Williamon & W. Goebl (Eds.), Proceedings of the International Symposium on Performance Science (pp. 271-285). Brussels, Belgium: European Association of Conservatoires (AEC). [pdf] REVIEW 
Nowicki, L., Prinz, W., Grosjean, M., Repp, B.H., & Keller, P.E. (2013). Mutual adaptive timing in interpersonal action coordination. Psychomusicology: Music, Mind, and Brain, 23, 6-20. [pdf]
Pecenka, N., Engel, A., & Keller, P.E. (2013). Neural correlates of auditory temporal predictions during sensorimotor synchronization. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 7:380. [link]   
Ragert, M., Schroeder, T., & Keller, P.E. (2013). Knowing too little or too much: The effects of familiarity with a co-performer’s part on interpersonal coordination in musical ensembles. Frontiers in Auditory Cognitive Neuroscience, 4:368. [link]
Repp, B.H., London, J., & Keller, P.E. (2013). Systematic distortions in musicians' reproduction of cyclic three-interval rhythms. Music Perception, 30, 291-305. [pdf]   
Sammler, D., Novembre, G., Koelsch, S., & Keller, P.E. (2013). Syntax in a pianist's hand: ERP signatures of "embodied" syntax processing in music. Cortex, 49, 1325–1339. [pdf]
Schultz, B.G., Stevens, C.J., Keller, P.E., & Tillmann, B. (2013). A sequence identification measurement model to investigate the implicit learning of metrical temporal patterns. PLOS ONE 8(9): e75163. [link]
Schultz, B.G., Stevens, C.J., Keller, P.E., & Tillmann, B. (2013). The implicit learning of metrical and non-metrical temporal patterns. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 66, 360-380. [pdf]    
Stevens, C.J., Keller, P.E., & Tyler, M.D. (2013). Tonal language background and detecting pitch contour in spoken and musical items. Psychology of Music, 41, 59-74. [link]
Stupacher, J., Hove, M.J., Novembre, G., Schütz-Bosbach, S., & Keller, P.E. (2013). Musical groove modulates motor cortex excitability: A TMS investigation. Brain and Cognition, 82, 127-136. [pdf]
Uhlig, M., Fairhurst, M.T., & Keller, P.E. (2013). The importance of integration and top-down salience when listening to complex multi-part musical stimuli. NeuroImage, 77, 52-61. [pdf]
Van der Steen, M.C. & Keller, P.E. (2013). The ADaptation and Anticipation Model (ADAM) of sensorimotor synchronization. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 7:253. [link]

2012

Engel, A., Bangert, M., Horbank, D., Hijmans, B.S., Wilkens, K., Keller, P.E., & Keysers, C. (2012). Learning piano melodies in visuo-motor or audio-motor training conditions and the neural correlates of their cross-modal transfer. NeuroImage, 63,  966–978. [pdf]
Ishihara, M., Rossetti, Y., Keller, P. E., & Prinz, W. (2012). Horizontal spatial representations of number and time: Continuous number and categorical time lines. In Y. Coello & A. Bartolo (Eds.), Language and action in cognitive neuroscience (pp. 243-269). Hove, UK: Psychology Press. REVIEW
Keller, P.E. (2012). Mental imagery in music performance: underlying mechanisms and potential benefits. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1252, 206–213. [pdf] REVIEW 
Keller, P.E. (2012). Rhythm and time in music epitomize the temporal dynamics of human communicative behavior: The broad implications of London’s Trinity. Empirical Musicology Review, 7, 17-27. [pdf]
Keller, P.E. (2012). What movement force reveals about cognitive processes in music performance. In A. Mornell (Ed.), Art in motion II (pp. 115-153). Frankfurt: Peter Lang. [link] [part1] [part2] REVIEW
Novembre, G., Ticini, L.F., Schütz-Bosbach, S., & Keller, P.E. (2012). Distinguishing self and other in joint action. Evidence from a musical paradigm. Cerebral Cortex, 22, 2894-2903. [pdf]
Phillips-Silver, J., & Keller, P.E. (2012). Searching for roots of entrainment and joint action in early musical interactions. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 6:26. [link] REVIEW
Repp, B.H., Keller, P.E., & Jacoby, N. (2012). Quantifying phase correction in sensorimotor synchronization: Empirical comparison of three paradigms. Acta Psychologica, 139, 281-290. [pdf]
Repp, B.H., London, J., & Keller, P.E. (2012). Distortions in reproduction of two-interval rhythms: When the “attractor ratio” is not exactly 1:2. Music Perception, 30, 205-223. [pdf]
Sevdalis, V., & Keller, P.E. (2012). Perceiving bodies in motion: expression intensity, empathy, and experience. Experimental Brain Research, 222, 447-453. [pdf]
Wöllner, C., Deconinck, F.J.A., Parkinson, J., Hove, M.J., & Keller, P.E. (2012). The perception of prototypical motion: Synchronization is enhanced with quantitatively morphed gestures of musical conductors. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception & Performance, 38, 1390-1403. [pdf]

2011

Engel, A., & Keller, P.E. (2011). The perception of musical spontaneity in improvised and imitated jazz performances. Frontiers in Psychology, 2:83. [link]
Hach, S., Ishihara, M., Keller, P.E., & Schütz-Bosbach, S. (2011). Hard and fast rules about the body: Contributions of the action stream to judging body space. Experimental Brain Research, 212, 563-574. [pdf]
Kaiser, R., & Keller, P.E. (2011). Music's impact on the visual perception of emotional dyadic interactions. Musicae Scientiae, 15, 270-287. [pdf]   
Keller, P.E., Ishihara, M., & Prinz, W. (2011). Effects of feedback from active and passive body parts on spatial and temporal parameters in sensorimotor synchronization. Cognitive Processing, 12, 127-133. [pdf]
Keller, P.E., & Schubert, E. (2011). Cognitive and affective judgements of syncopated musical themes. Advances in Cognitive Psychology, 7, 142-156. [link]
Keller, P.E., Weber, A., & Engel, A. (2011). Practice makes too perfect: Fluctuations in loudness indicate spontaneity in musical improvisation. Music Perception, 29, 107–112. [pdf]
Novembre, G., & Keller, P.E. (2011). A grammar of action generates predictions in skilled musicians. Consciousness & Cognition, 20, 1232-1243. [pdf]
Pecenka, N., & Keller, P.E. (2011). The role of temporal prediction abilities in interpersonal sensorimotor synchronization. Experimental Brain Research, 211, 505-515. [pdf]
Pfordresher, P.Q., Keller, P.E., Koch, I., Palmer, C., & Yildirim, E. (2011). Activation of learned action sequences by auditory feedback. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 18, 544-549. [pdf]
Repp, B.H., London, J., & Keller, P.E. (2011). Perception-production relationships and phase correction in synchronization with two-interval rhythms. Psychological Research, 75, 227-242. [pdf]
Schwartze, M., Keller, P.E., Patel, A.D. & Kotz, S.A. (2011). The impact of basal ganglia lesions on sensorimotor synchronization, spontaneous motor tempo, and the detection of tempo changes. Behavioural Brain Research. 216, 685-691. [pdf]
Sevdalis, V., & Keller, P.E. (2011). Captured by motion: Dance, action understanding, and social cognition. Brain & Cognition, 77, 231-236. [pdf] REVIEW
Sevdalis, V., & Keller, P.E. (2011). Perceiving performer identity and intended expression intensity in point-light displays of dance. Psychological Research, 75, 423-434. [pdf]
Tillmann, B., Stevens, K., & Keller, P.E. (2011). Learning of timing patterns and the development of temporal expectations. Psychological Research, 75, 243-258. [pdf]

2010 and before

Hove, M.J., & Keller, P.E. (2010). Spatiotemporal relations and movement trajectories in visuomotor synchronization. Music Perception, 28, 15-26. [pdf]

Keller, P.E., & Appel, M. (2010). Individual differences, auditory imagery, and the coordination of body movements and sounds in musical ensembles. Music Perception, 28, 27-46. [pdf]

Keller, P.E., Dalla Bella, S., & Koch, I. (2010). Auditory imagery shapes movement timing and kinematics: Evidence from a musical task. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception & Performance, 36, 508-513. [pdf]

Repp, B.H., & Keller, P.E. (2010). Self versus other in piano performance: Detectability of timing perturbations depends on personal playing style. Experimental Brain Research, 202, 101-110. [pdf]

Sevdalis, V., & Keller, P.E. (2010). Cues for self-recognition in point-light displays of actions performed in synchrony with music. Consciousness & Cognition, 19, 617-626. [pdf]

Toiviainen, P., & Keller, P.E. (2010). Special Issue: Spatiotemporal Music Cognition (editorial). Music Perception, 28, 1-2. [pdf]

Keller, P.E., & Rieger, M. (2009). Musical movement and synchronization (editorial). Music Perception, 26, 397-400. [pdf]

Keller, P. E., & Janata, P. (2009). Review of Embodied music cognition and mediation technology by Marc Leman. Music Perception, 26, 289-282. [pdf]

Pecenka, N., & Keller, P.E. (2009). Auditory pitch imagery and its relationship to musical synchronization. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1169, 282-286. [pdf]

Pecenka, N., & Keller, P. E. (2009). The relationship between auditory imagery and musical synchronization abilities in musicians. In Jukka Louhivuori, Tuomas Eerola, Suvi Saarikallio, Tommi Himberg, & Päivi-Sisko Eerola (Eds.), Proceedings of the 7th Triennial Conference of European Society for the Cognitive Sciences of Music (ESCOM 2009) (pp. 409-414). Jyväskylä: University of Jyväskylä, Finland. [pdf]

Sevdalis, V., & Keller, P.E. (2009). Self-recognition in the perception of actions performed in synchrony with music. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1169, 499-502. [pdf]

Keller, P.E. (2008). Joint action in music performance. In F. Morganti, A. Carassa, & G. Riva (Eds.), Enacting intersubjectivity: A cognitive and social perspective to the study of interactions (pp. 205-221). Amsterdam: IOS Press. [pdf] REVIEW
  
Keller, P.E., & Koch, I. (2008). Action planning in sequential skills: Relations to music performance. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 61, 275-291. [pdf]

Keller, P.E., & Repp, B.H. (2008). Multilevel coordination stability: Integrated goal representations in simultaneous intra-personal and inter-agent coordination. Acta Psychologica, 128, 378-386. [pdf]

Petocz, A., Keller, P.E., & Stevens, C. (2008). Auditory warnings, signal-referent relations and natural indicators: Re-thinking theory and application. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 14, 165-178. [pdf] REVIEW

Repp, B.H., & Keller, P.E. (2008). Sensorimotor synchronization with adaptively timed sequences. Human Movement Science, 27, 423-456. [pdf]

Repp, B.H., London, J., & Keller, P.E. (2008). Phase correction in sensorimotor synchronization with non-isochronous sequences. Music Perception, 26, 171-175. [pdf]

Ishihara, M., Keller, P.E., Rossetti, Y., & Prinz, W. (2008). Horizontal spatial representations of time: Evidence for the STEARC effect. Cortex, 44, 454-461. [pdf]

Hove, M.J., Keller, P.E., & Krumhansl, C.L. (2007). Sensorimotor synchronization with chords containing tone-onset asynchronies: The role of P-centers. Perception & Psychophysics, 69, 699-708. [pdf]

Keller, P.E., Knoblich, G., & Repp, B.H. (2007). Pianists duet better when they play with themselves: On the possible role of action simulation in synchronization. Consciousness & Cognition, 16, 102-111. [pdf]

Keller, P.E., & Koch, I. (2006a). Exogenous and endogenous response priming with auditory stimuli. Advances in Cognitive Psychology, 2, 269-276. [link]

Keller, P.E., & Koch, I. (2006b). The planning and execution of short auditory sequences. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 13, 711-716. [pdf]

Keller, P.E., Wascher, E., Prinz, W., Waszak, F., Koch, I., & Rosenbaum, D.A. (2006). Differences between intention-based and stimulus-based actions. Journal of Psychophysiology, 20, 9-20. [pdf]

Thompson, W.F., Dalla Bella, S., & Keller, P.E. (2006). Music performance (editorial). Advances in Cognitive Psychology, 2, 99-102. [link]

Keller, P.E., & Burnham, D.K. (2005). Musical meter in attention to multipart rhythm. Music Perception, 22, 629-661. [pdf]

Keller, P.E., & Repp, B.H. (2005). Staying offbeat: Sensorimotor syncopation with structured and unstructured auditory sequences. Psychological Research, 69, 292-309. [pdf]

Repp, B.H., London, J., & Keller, P.E. (2005). Production and synchronization of uneven rhythms at fast tempi. Music Perception, 23, 61-78. [pdf]

Waszak, F., Wascher, E., Keller, P., Koch, I., Aschersleben, G., Rosenbaum, D., & Prinz, W. (2005). Intention-based and stimulus-based mechanisms in action selection. Experimental Brain Research, 162, 346-356. [pdf]

Keller, P.E., & Repp, B.H. (2004). When two limbs are weaker than one: Sensorimotor syncopation with alternating hands. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 57A, 1085-1101. [pdf]

Keller, P., & Stevens, C. (2004). Meaning from environmental sounds: Types of signal-referent relations and their effect on recognizing auditory icons. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 10, 3-12. [pdf]

Koch, I., Keller, P.E., & Prinz, W. (2004). The ideomotor approach to action control: Implications for skilled performance. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 2, 362-375. [pdf] REVIEW

Repp, B.H., & Keller, P.E. (2004). Adaptation to tempo changes in sensorimotor synchronization: Effects of intention, attention, and awareness. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 57A, 499-521. [pdf]

Stevens, C., & Keller, P. (2001). Detecting contour in short spoken and musical items: A comparison of speakers from tonal and non-tonal languages. Journal of Music Perception and Cognition, 7, 133-143. [pdf]

Keller, P.E. (2001). Attentional resource allocation in musical ensemble performance. Psychology of Music, 29, 20-38. [pdf]

Keller, P. (1999). Attending in complex musical interactions: The adaptive dual role of meter. Australian Journal of Psychology, 51, 166-175. [pdf] REVIEW

Keller, P. (1997). The role of meter in the processing and representation of musical rhythm. Noetica: Open Forum 8. [pdf]   


Edited volumes

Toiviainen, P., & Keller, P.E. (Eds.) (2010). Spatiotemporal music cognition. Special issue of Music Perception, 28.

Keller, P.E., & Rieger, M. (Eds.) (2009). Musical movement and synchronization. Special issue of Music Perception, 26.

Thompson, W.F., Dalla Bella, S., & Keller, P.E. (Eds.) (2006). Music performance. Special issue of Advances in Cognitive Psychology, 2(2-3), 99-237.


Theses

Keller, P. (2001). Adaptive functions of meter in multipart musical rhythm. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of New South Wales, Australia. [vol.1] [vol.2]

Keller, P. (1995). The part/whole relationship in musical rhythm: Effects of local rhythm metricality on global rhythm perception. Unpublished honours thesis (Psychology), University of New South Wales, Australia.

Keller, P. (1994). The influence of the development of Janacek's ‘speech-melody’ theory on his opera Jenufa. Unpublished honours thesis (Musicology), University of New South Wales, Australia. [part1] [part2]

Peter Keller
Professor of Cognitive Science
​Research Program Leader: Music Cognition & Action
The MARCS Institute for Brain, Behaviour and Development
Western Sydney University, Australia
http://www.westernsydney.edu.au/marcs​