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Improving the lives of those affected by dementia
... advanced dementia. 'We all have unique relationships with music' Grace Meadows, music therapist, on her work aiming to give people living with the condition better access to music. Frontotemporal dementia in Covid times ‘The self is...
Dealing with confrontations
... I had chosen to research a very loaded topic – digital music piracy (see my ‘New voices’ article at ... this certainly appears to be the case with digital music piracy. I have given talks, for example, where it is ... with presentations is when I discuss the ‘...
On vines and minds
... Some psychologists have demonstrated associations between music played in retail outlets and subsequent wine purchases. Playing classical or pop music does not influence the amount of wine purchased but ... the average price of bottles selected, with classical...
The psychology of physical distancing
... crowds that attend some sports events, festivals and other music events, and some religious events, it is much more ... in the crowded locations at a range of gatherings from music events to mass pilgrimages [7] . It also explains the ... scores a goal) or...
A colourful life, an inspiration, and living legend
... the founders of cognitive neuroscience. Her father was a music critic for the Manchester Guardian who also gave piano ... result that she later recalled her home was filled with music, books on art, and many of the classics. She also began ...
Which human experiences are universal?
... The octave system is not only intrinsic to Western music, it’s also mathematically-based: move up an octave, ... a given note doubles in frequency. Perhaps, then, Western music has come to use this system because it relates to the ... perceptions of people who...
The essence of the human condition?
... in different features. Now do the same for a piece of music/song (e.g. ‘Yesterday’ by The Beatles), moving ... initially sceptical on what the work might add to the music itself, I found myself captivated by an incredibly rich and moving journey through the...
The rules of unruliness
... if you know, but one of the organising themes of the non-music content at this festival is ‘Revolution’. I think ... if you haven’t got anything better to do?! There’s music on, there’s comedy on, there’s cabaret on, and ... India , we’ve looked at football...
Cycles
... in Nature Human Behaviour by Park et al. examined music streaming habits on Spotify across 2016. Their random ... million individual users, comprising 765 million online music plays across 51 countries, revealed some startling ... daily patterns. People tended...
Our December time machine
... experimental psychology . Our 2009 special issue on music psychology considered change in the digital era , emotion in music , music education , musical learning , and amusia . In ...
How real people communicate
... cooking by guiding you through a recipe, putting on some music, doing some shopping or just telling the time. If you ... and they are trying to get Alexa to play some suitable music. Nikos Alexa (2.6) Isabel play some New Year’s music...
The window in the laboratory
... a laboratory drama. The scenario A deep interest in film, music and the arts permeates Stanley Milgram’s writings. ... Milgram has described her husband’s passion for music, the visual arts, opera and film and his later ... and is Research Director at the...
Giftedness and the brain
... of different levels of performance, whether it is music, maths, sport or some other domain? Or consider general ... might represent a morphological disposition for a specific music-related, potentially inborn, skill that appears to be ... 583–587.Pantev, C.,...
In a different timeworld
... minor triggers, like traumatic experiences or listening to music.) Most people described their TEEs as positive, even if ... such as sports, psychedelics, meditation, and listening to music. With the exception of sport, none of these are ... relaxed states –...
To sit it out or dance…
... yourself or literally shaking your body to the drum music. Rhythmic music stimulates basal ganglia , the part of the brain ... it is Afro-Cuban dance that is danced to the drum music and has elements of storytelling and playfulness. In my ...
Being alongside people in a time of isolation
... agreements on the internet. If you are using existing music you will need permission or a license to use it. You could get music specially composed. You may know some local musicians, or music societies that might be interested in recording ...
Our August time machine
... about the mind . We looked at place attachment and blues music , considered what it’s like to be a British Muslim ... We also covered beliefs about delusions , and asked if music is important . In 2002 we had a sport special , ... find articles on ...
Q is for… Quality of Life
... feeling isolated and lonely. Whether it’s listening to music or participating in a club, it is important that the ...
Experiencing time in daily life
... tempo in the sound of the boiling kettle, almost like music; you planned (automatically and without awareness) the ... or clowns going around; in a call centre, background music will be used. Such activities divert people’s ...
Secular ecstasies
... (where ‘art’ means paintings, literature or classical music). Laski’s contribution to wresting free ... might include: The experience of chills while listening to music, whether in the nightclub or at the concert hall. ... possessing beneficial effects;...
Is it not beautiful?
... as well as in sound (waves, waterfalls and rain) and music (birdsong and nursery rhymes). Mathematical fractals ... in the Society section. Alex Forsythe said: ‘Noel loved music, and any donations to ... – a charity that helps disadvantaged kids with ...
Searching for superhuman
... would you believe that anyone could identify a piece of music merely by looking at the groove patterns on a vinyl ... anything other than his own vast knowledge of orchestral music from Beethoven onwards, combined with an ability to ...
New voices: Learning from learners
I immerse myself in three disciplines: research, music and art. I am a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University ...
So you think you can dance?
... – and he intends to be nothing short of dazzling. The music begins and he starts to move. You hold your breath… ...
Big picture: The flotsam and jetsam of life
... as triggers of memories of a time or place, such as music, books, photos, stamps and maps, which I think of as ...