Fast food restaurant lighting and music can reduce calorie intake and increase satisfaction
Your mood for food can be changed by a restaurant's choice of music and lighting, leading to increased satisfaction and reduced calorie intake, according to a new study.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 29, 2012 |
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Neuroscientist David Sulzer turns brain waves into music
Columbia neurophysiologist David Sulzer took his first piano lessons at the age of 11 and was playing his violin and guitar in bars by age 15. Later he gained a national following as a founder of the Soldier ...
Neuroscience
Aug 28, 2012 |
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Practicing music for only few years in childhood helps improve adult brain: research
A little music training in childhood goes a long way in improving how the brain functions in adulthood when it comes to listening and the complex processing of sound, according to a new Northwestern University ...
Neuroscience
Aug 21, 2012 |
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Music has big brain benefits compared to other leisure pursuits
(Medical Xpress) -- It turns out mom was right. Music lessons are good for you, and those benefits may last a lifetime.
Neuroscience
Jul 20, 2012 |
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Does loud music wreck your hearing?
(Medical Xpress) -- Loud music damages your hearing — a warning that we're used to taking as fact. But surprisingly, little research has actually been done into how sustained exposure to loud music ...
Health
Jul 09, 2012 |
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Device converting images into music helps individuals without vision reach for objects in space
Sensory substitution devices (SSDs) use sound or touch to help the visually impaired perceive the visual scene surrounding them. The ideal SSD would assist not only in sensing the environment but also in performing ...
Neuroscience
Jul 05, 2012 |
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Alcohol use common in TV music videos
(Medical Xpress) -- An analysis of music videos on New Zealand television shows that the portrayal of alcohol is commonplace.
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Jun 19, 2012 |
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Music of kindness: Playing together strengthens empathy in children
A year-long study on children’s music-making indicates that playing music in groups on a regular basis greatly improves a child’s ability to empathise with others.
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Jun 13, 2012 |
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Musical study challenges long-held view of left brain-right brain split
(Medical Xpress) -- Ever been stuck in traffic when a feel-good song comes on the radio and suddenly your mood lightens?
Neuroscience
Jun 04, 2012 |
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The music of the (hemi)spheres sheds new light on schizophrenia
In 1619, the pioneering astronomer Johannes Kepler published Harmonices Mundi in which he analyzed data on the movement of planets and asserted that the laws of nature governing the movements of planets show features of harmonic ...
Neuroscience
May 09, 2012 |
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Babies' brains benefit from music lessons, researchers find
After completing the first study of its kind, researchers at McMaster University have discovered that very early musical training benefits children even before they can walk or talk.
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May 09, 2012 |
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In immersion foreign language learning, adults attain, retain native speaker brain pattern
A first-of-its kind series of brain studies shows how an adult learning a foreign language can come to use the same brain mechanisms as a native speaker. The research also demonstrates that the kind of exposure you have to ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 28, 2012 |
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How music prevents heart transplant rejection
Music has a fundamental affect on humans. It can reduce stress, enhance relaxation, provide a distraction from pain, and improve the results of clinical therapy. New research published in BioMed Central's open access journal ...
Cardiology
Mar 22, 2012 |
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Tooting your horn can raise risk for skin condition
(HealthDay) -- Musicians and their instruments often make beautiful music together, but occasionally the relationship can hit a sour note: Certain parts of musical instruments may put their owners at risk ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 16, 2012 |
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Teaching about hearing can save young people's ears
Many adolescents frequently expose their ears to loud sounds, for example from portable music players. Some of them may think that 'the doctor said that my hearing is good, so I guess I can handle the loud volume'. A new ...
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