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There seem to be an ever increasing number of arguments for having more music in your life - I like this study - somebody should wave it in front of government before they kill music in schools!
Brain function better in older people who studied music early in life Read more by David W Freeman on CBS News' HealthPop.
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It's a mad world - we just live in it...
Any avid music-lover is well aware of their borderline unhealthy obsession with a good beat. You know who you are. 
I'm scooping this for the awesome photo! But how many studies do lawmakers need to see before they realize that music and art education actually improves student's performance on Math & Reading?!?!?!
Her daughter was struggling with math and reading, so Rosalyn Edwards-Collins tried music to aid her with her studies. 
The talk is a little frenetic but makes some interesting points - the comments are worth a read too
TED Talks The revolution that made music more marketable, more personal and easier to pirate began ... at the dawn of the nineteenth-century. 
So - clearly it's time to get down with the newborn - music lessons kick "Baby Einstein's Ass!"
After completing the first study of its kind, researchers have discovered that very early musical training benefits children even before they can walk or talk. TED Talks In this epic overview, Michael Tilson Thomas traces the development of classical music through the development of written notation, the record, and the re-mix. 
intersting article on the growth and adoption of music therapy - I hadn't realized that Gabby Giffords benefited as part of her recuperation - hey - nothing like success to breed acceptance...
A sing-along, drum-banging session with a music therapist totally preoccupied 5-year-old Angelina Sheena of Commerce Township during more than an hour of chemotherapy Monday at Children's Hospital of Michigan in Detroit. Music is not only able to affect your mood -- listening to particularly happy or sad music can even change the way we perceive the world, according to new research. Via playalongjon 
Stop the press - The strong beats of hip hop music can stimulate brainwaves, encouraging more alert thinking.
hah! - put that in your pipe and smoke it Mom!
EXPERTS say music can reduce chronic pain and depression. 
Listening to relaxing tunes might be more cost-effective, researchers add... 
You've got to love the French - this is brilliant and I want one. Not quite sure of its ultimate application but comeon - Music and Jelly - what else do you need? 
Love this - seems that joyful music will make your blood vessels dilate by 26% - improving blood flow and ultimately heart health - however - apparently the reverse works too - if you listen to sad music - your vessels constrict!!!
So - if you've ever wanted to kill off your spouse or significant other - just make a really sad mixtape for them and watch them slowly die of cardiovascular disease.
Science is awesome!
Listening to your favorite music may be good for your cardiovascular system. 
best bet here is to set the playlist you want before you start driving - kinda unsurprising really to find that speeding along at 80 miles an hour while you search for that obscure Dr. John track might end up with you hitting a tree - remember kids - eyes on the road only!
Scrolling through the song list on your digital music player while driving may lead to more than the crashing of cymbals. Aging-related hearing loss is not set in stone, study finds... |
As part of a larger study by the University of Helsinki on the biological basis of musical aptitude - it seems thatthere are clear biological markers that predispose an affinity for music...
Our willingness to listen to music is biological trait and related to the neurobiological pathways affecting social affiliation and communication, suggests a recent study. 
Makes sense - that people with greater "RAM" will be able to hold more constructs simultaneously and therefore produce something moe complex or unique - would be interesting to see how one can develop one's working memory...
The structure of your mind affects your ability to be creative. By Art Markman, Ph.D.... 
Immedia services include ‘The Sound of your Brand’ music and tonality strategies, carefully designed and delivered to amplify your brand’s personality. 
Oftentimes, the type of music you listen to at work determines your level of productivity. This makes the tunes you choose very important. Infographic. 
Clearly this article came from the Violin's perspective - but I admit - I find the soothing strokes of the violin (not the fiddle - something completely different) very - well - conducive to thinking...
Historically, listening to music has been an activity known to human beings even in the prehistoric era. This has been shown in the archeological finds of musical instruments that have been discovered several decades ago. Via playalongjon 
There's certainly been a growth in Noise artists over the last few years - or maybe that with the breakdown of traditional distribution channels, we're just hearing of them more. I liked this post as it shows how an early proponent was not afriad to experience things out of the norm in order to drive their creative process - now - where's my pentacle and wand...
What black magic has to do with John Cage and the secret of creativity. 
Pretty limited study on a niche group - but interesting results that show exercising and listening to music together facilitate mental performance - I'm off for a walk....(with my iPod)
Researcher Shows Listening to Music During Workouts Keeps Brain Alert... 
Classical Music Causes Self Abuse. Posted on April 20, 2012 by admin. Four Organs is the piece that you want to hear…but don't want to hear. I find myself actually listening for a mistake in the beginning; I want someone to stuff it up. Via Classical Network 
Japanese researchers report mice who underwent heart transplants survived much longer if they were exposed to Mozart or Verdi - apparently however if they listened to Enya the mice rejected their grafts pretty quickly - Ooops! 
Scientists at the University of Utah have been inflicting subjects with pain - more awesomeness!
Apparently music can help alleviate the uncomfortableness.
You know what else will alleviate the pain?
Not participating in the study in the first place!!!
Still - we thank those who donated their body and pain networks for science. Official study reveals that the average person will spend 13 years of their lives listening to musicLoved this study from Audio-Technica - turns out people are now listening to music for around 4 hours a day - which they reckon is dramatically more than ten years ago and driven by the explosion in mp3 players, tablets, and of course headphones etc. Bring it on I say - the more music the merrier Nice little study that backs up the whole - "It isn't just one type of music that works for everybody" it's got to be music you like (or dislike) that will have an effect on your performance. ONe person's meat is another person's poison, or Motley Crue, or....heh! |
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