News tagged with synchronicity


Musical duets lock brains as well as rhythms

Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Human Development in Berlin have shown that synchronization emerges between brains when making music together, and even when musicians play different voices. ...

Neuroscience created Nov 29, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Sadness increases subjective experience of pain

(HealthDay) -- Sadness increases subjective pain ratings and affects pain-evoked cortical activity, according to a study published in the July issue of The Journal of Pain.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jul 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Is there a dark side to moving in sync?

Moving in harmony can make people feel more connected to one another and, as a result, lead to positive collective action. Think of those feel-good vibes created in a yoga class as students move in unison through their downward-facing ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jan 11, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 3

Playing music alters the processing of multiple sensory stimuli in the brain

(Medical Xpress) -- Over the years pianists develop a particularly acute sense of the temporal correlation between the movements of the piano keys and the sound of the notes played. However, they are no better ...

Neuroscience created Nov 24, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 5 | with audio podcast

Weak synchronization in toddler brains may be a biological marker for autism

The biological causes of autism are still not understood. A diagnosis of autism is only possible after ages three or four; and the tests are subjective, based on behavioral symptoms. Now, in research that appeared in Neuron, scient ...

Neuroscience created Jul 25, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast