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·April 13, 2022·5 min read

What Do You See When You Listen to Music?

Music can paint similar stories in listeners' minds, but the degree to which the imagined narratives are shared depends upon the degree to which culture is shared between the listeners.

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·March 31, 2022·3 min read

Cold Chills and Aggression: Study Examines Responses to Aversive Music

For some people, listening to "aversive" music can trigger aggressive behaviors and primitive fight-or-flight responses, a new study reports.

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·March 9, 2022·4 min read

Music Combined With Auditory Beat Stimulation May Reduce Anxiety

Combining music with audio beat stimulation helps reduce anxiety in some people more effectively than listening to music alone.

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·February 23, 2022·3 min read

Disliking Music: What’s the Point?

A new study explores music aversion, finding musical dislike may facilitate identity expression and help demarcate social groups.

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·February 22, 2022·6 min read

Singing in the Brain

Researchers have identified a population of neurons in the auditory cortex that responds to singing, but not any other type of music.

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·February 1, 2022·3 min read

Using a New Interactive Interface Shows How Music Listeners Think Different Emotions Sound as Music

A new computer interface allowed participants to convey their emotions through music by changing elements of the musical tune.

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·December 29, 2021·5 min read

Keeping the Aging Brain Connected With Words and Music

Learning a new language or playing a musical instrument has a positive impact on cognitive function in the aging brain, researchers report.

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·December 23, 2021·4 min read

Interesting Patterns of Brain Activity Emerge During Musical Analysis Exercises

Study reveals a specific link between musical processing and brain areas associated with language processing.

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·December 20, 2021·5 min read

Perfecting Pitch Perception

Natural soundscapes have shaped our sense of hearing, optimizing it for the kinds of sounds we encounter most often.

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·December 14, 2021·5 min read

Hip Hop Song Linked to a Reduction in Suicides in the US

A popular hip hop song by Logic has led to an increase in calls to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and a reduction in suicide, a new study reports.