News tagged with music

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 ...

Mar 05, 2012
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Deafness shaped Beethoven's music

Progressive deafness profoundly influenced Beethoven's compositions, prompting him to choose lower-frequency notes as his condition worsened, scientists said on Tuesday.

Dec 20, 2011
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Alcohol tastes sweeter in noisy environments

(Medical Xpress) -- People find alcohol sweeter in noisy environments, which might drown out our ability to judge how much we’re drinking, according to new research.

Dec 15, 2011
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Virus takes memories from cellist but leaves music

(Medical Xpress) -- At a recent meeting at the Society for Neuroscience in Washington DC, researchers revealed a case of herpesviral encephalitis that had destroyed areas of a 71-year-old cellist’s brain. The man, known ...

Nov 15, 2011
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Coloring musical rhythms with colored noise

(Medical Xpress) -- Most people don’t like things to be too perfect – and this may well apply to the music they enjoy. Since no musician plays absolutely ‘in time’, electronically generated ...

Oct 28, 2011
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Keep the beat say, rhythm researchers

Why we do move when we hear good music? Researchers at McMaster University have found that tapping to the beat measurably enriches the listening experience, broadening our capacity to understand timing and ...

Oct 19, 2011
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