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·November 7, 2022·4 min read

Want to Fire up the Dance Floor? Play Low-Frequency Bass

People dance 11.8% more when very low-frequency bass is present in music, a new study reports.

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·May 28, 2016·2 min read

Music For The Eyes

Researchers report patients who listen to relaxing music prior to eye surgery tend to have less anxiety and require less sedation than those who didn't.

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·November 14, 2017·6 min read

Music Training Changes Children’s Brain Structure and Boosts Decision Making Network

In as little as two years of learning, music can change the structure of the brain's white matter and boost networks implicated in decision making in children, USC researchers report.

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·January 20, 2016·3 min read

Music and Flashing Lights Turn Rats into Problem Gamblers

Researchers report rats behave like problem gamblers when music and light cues were added to a 'rat casino' test environment.

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·September 29, 2018·6 min read

Why Do Only Some People Get ‘Skin Orgasms’ From Listening to Music?

Researchers investigate why some people experience frisson, or aesthetic chills, when listening to certain pieces of music. They report those who experience frisson score high for the openness to experience personality trait.

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·July 24, 2017·5 min read

Musicians Have Higher Prevalence of Eating Disorders

Researchers from Imperial College London report musicians may be at a reduced risk of developing eating disorders. In a recent study, researchers found the higher prevalence of eating disorders could be a result of the demands of the job in combination with certain personality traits, including increased levels of perfectionism.

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·August 12, 2019·3 min read

AI tool characterizes a song’s genre & provides insights regarding perception music

The record-breaking single 'Old Town Road' is a little bit country, a little bit rock 'n roll, according to an artificial intelligence tool. The deep learning technology also provides a broader understanding of how we perceive and process music.

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·September 12, 2016·3 min read

Music Reduces Anxiety and Pain For Biopsy Patients

Music therapy may help reduce pain and anxiety for those undergoing a biopsy for breast cancer, researchers report.

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·November 11, 2017·5 min read

That Music Playing In Your Head

As we imagine music in our heads, our auditory cortex and other brain regions process auditory information in the same way as if we are really listening to sounds, a new study reports.

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·January 19, 2023·4 min read

All in the Mind: Decoding Brainwaves to Identify the Music We Are Listening To

Combining neuroimaging and EEG data, researchers recorded the neural activity of people while listening to a piece of music. Using machine learning technology, the data was translated to reconstruct and identify the specific piece of music the test subjects were listening to.

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·January 5, 2017·6 min read

How the Brain Perceives Rhythm

According to researchers, the brain is more biased toward certain musical rhythms than others.

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·August 23, 2017·5 min read

A Song’s Structure Can Be Linked to Its Popularity

Researchers link the harmonic structure in pop songs to their ultimate popularity. Findings suggest unexpected chord changes when followed by predictable harmonies help make a song popular.

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Want to Fire up the Dance Floor? Play Low-Frequency Bass

Music For The Eyes

Music and Flashing Lights Turn Rats into Problem Gamblers

Why Do Only Some People Get ‘Skin Orgasms’ From Listening to Music?

AI tool characterizes a song’s genre & provides insights regarding perception music

Music Reduces Anxiety and Pain For Biopsy Patients

That Music Playing In Your Head

All in the Mind: Decoding Brainwaves to Identify the Music We Are Listening To

How the Brain Perceives Rhythm

A Song’s Structure Can Be Linked to Its Popularity

AI Vulnerabilities Exposed: Adversarial Attacks More Common and Dangerous Than Expected

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