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Can Music Be a ‘Chill Pill’?

By oneoverphi

It’s no secret that music can effect us in pro­found ways. Often we expe­ri­ence all sorts of phys­i­o­log­i­cal changes, par­tic­u­larly relat­ing to mood. I’ve won­dered if it were pos­si­ble to map out the responses to var­i­ous melodic struc­ture in order to write super-affective songs. Three researchers (Grewe, Kopiez, Alten­müllera) have put forth a paper detail­ing... »

Get Music On The Brain

By oneoverphi

If you’re at all curi­ous about the hows and whys of music then you owe it to your­self to watch The Music Instinct: Sci­ence and Song. I just caught it on PBS tonight but I’m sure you’ll be able to get it from your local library, or you could buy it from the PBS shop. Be... »

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