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Musings on music
Music and humans go back a very long way. The earliest ... All kinds of ideas have been put forward for why and how music came to matter so much to us. But what’s abundantly ... a society out there that doesn’t make and listen to music. And new...
A self-defining period
... got me thinking about the ways that the brain processes music. When I have cried at songs in the past, I had always ... to investigate some studies related to the psychology of music, and here’s what I found. It has been proposed that neural structures of the...
Emotions in motion
... which starts with a stretch, deep breaths and loud music. We breathe in and stretch up, before we release from ... pain, lack of energy and mood swings. Dancing to music is a great way to overcome these negative feelings ... both the exercise and our emotional...
Thirty three and a third
... with their darkly humorous and soul-baring lyrics. Perfect music for this old punk rocker! There’s plenty for ... to the new album from Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds Music and science in harmony Laura Meldrum-Carter looks for ... in our archive , and over on the...
Actions speak louder than words
... enabled the worlds of science, psychology, dance and music to come together to present this breath-taking ... style. Although it appeared like Anna was dancing to the music (as you would expect), this was not the case. Anna was actually generating the ...
Arts and culture in a ‘new normal’
... – everything from virtual museum tours, to live-streamed music sets, to online resources for home-based arts ... is to make us feel better.’ Research from youth music theatre, youth slam and spoken word, group music, art therapy and beyond...
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...
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...
A treat for the senses
... of ‘Brut 33’, and we’re right there on the set. Music plays a massive part of the feel of each story, and the ... place is already well-documented. Suffice to say that the music is excellent. One standout scene captured intimate ... cultural elements are...
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 ...
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 ...
Daring and unpredictable sci-fi
... score, supplemented by a carefully curated selection of music (medieval early music and Inuit throat-singing sit cheek-by-jowl to Patrick ...
Maternal power and its demise
... The production itself does not always follow the music’s nuance. In Act 1, as Agrippina conveys her plans to ... and pragmatism. In the meantime, we still have Handel’s music giving voice to a mother’s mixed bag of angels and ...
Where is the love?
... and Wales using prose, innuendos, rap, and other genres of music in order to understand loneliness and how to overcome ...
‘I asked Laura what she thought happens after death…’
... in society, finds its voice in literature, films, plays, music etc (2) . But in Western society, in serious and ...
Watching cartoons as self-care
... back into my daily life. The soundtrack, including indie music from Frankie Cosmos and Kishi Bashi is beautiful and by ...
A world without trees?
... This podcast was recommended to me solely due to the theme music by Bonobo, one of my favourite artists. Each episode is ...
On ‘meatheads’ and ‘soy boys’
... weights to the sound of heavy grunts and loud hip-hop music… The opening sequence of James Cameron’s recent ...
Walk in my shoes
... bone dating back over 40,000 years). We dance, sing, play music and even walk and breathe in coordinated ways with each ...
Real experiences and real pain
... covering a broad range of the continent’s wonderful music traditions. The main plot conceit – a Romeo and ...
Coronavirus and obsessive-type conditions
... video instruction of correct washing to be accompanied by music or lyrics of the user’s choice, and as such, this ...
Transitions with the Aging Rebels
... and refurbished a guitar and is learning how to read music. Michael Karp, co-leader of Aging Rebels, summed up ... of weathering the crisis reading, cooking or listening to music alone in separate apartments, they offer each other ...
How psychology researchers are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic
... health that we can already be doing, she adds: practising music and arts, for instance, or volunteering and providing ...
Character – ‘caught’ or ‘taught’?
... Futures Institute, told the Templeton conference, theatre, music, philosophy, religion (as well as storytelling, of ...
Psychoeducation doesn’t have to be boring
... musical statues, but rather than simply freezing when the music stops children can choose to pause in a running pose, ...