De dentro afuera: musicoterapia entre la Cognición 4E y la improvisación conductiva
Revista de investigación en musicoterapia MiSOSTENiDO June 23, 2026 DOI: 10.9781/misost.2026.841 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Anxiety |
| Keywords | Improvisation Attunement Active listening Consciousness Narrative Function biology Conceptual framework Cognitive science Cognitive psychology Psychotherapist Socially distributed cognition Empathy |
| Key points | Proposes that integrating 4E Cognition with conductive improvisation conceptualizes music therapy as an embodied, enactive, and distributed process in which the relational body supports emotional regulation and stress management. |
Abstract
Background: Contemporary music therapy is increasingly informed by approaches that conceptualize cognition as embodied, situated, and relational, as well as by collective improvisation practices based on gestural conduction and deep listening. However, there is limited theoretical integration between the 4E Cognition framework and models of conductive improvisation applied to therapeutic contexts. This study addresses this conceptual gap. Methodology: A conceptual and integrative methodology is employed, based on theoretical analysis and a narrative synthesis of interdisciplinary literatura from cognitive science, music therapy, and improvisation studies. Core principles of 4E Cognition are examined, and models of conductive improvisation are compared and integrated through their clinical translation.
Results: The analysis suggests that conductive improvisation may function as an external regulatory system that supports affective co-regulation, anxiety modulation, and the strengthening of bodily selfawareness. Gestural conduction and deep listening function as clinical scaffolding that fosters intersubjective attunement and shared agency, as observed in both community-based and professional contexts.
Conclusions: Integrating 4E Cognition with conductive improvisation allows music therapy to be conceptualized as an embodied, enactive, and distributed process in which the “relational body” plays a key role in emotional regulation and stress management.