Good music makes us feel good. No surprise there. Now scientists have uncovered what’s going on inside our brains when we are jammin’ to our favorite tunes. Anthony explains.
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“For a study published last year, British researchers asked 12 healthy male college students to ride stationary bicycles while listening to music that, as the researchers primly wrote, “reflected current popular taste among the undergraduate population.”‘
“Dementia Therapy and Music”
“The man had not spoken in three or four years. An older man in the late stages of Alzheimer’s, he could no longer care for himself and required a high level of assistance in his daily activities of living.”
“Why Loud Music in Bars Increases Alcohol Consumption”
“At some point during the evening, in bars across the land, two things happens: the lights go down and the music goes up.”
“Drivers warned against loud music”
“Listening to loud music while driving can seriously hamper reaction times and cause accidents, new research suggests.”
“Changes of the neurotransmitter serotonin but not of hormones during short time music perception”
“We studied the impact of the perception of pleasant and unpleasant music, as rated by healthy subjects with a psychometric scale, on the hormones prolactin and ACTH.”
“Symposium looks at therapeutic benefits of musical rhythm”
“Rhythmic music may change brain function and treat a range of neurological conditions, including attention deficit disorder and depression.”
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