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Oct 7, 2020 · A recent survey on music and brain health conducted by AARP revealed some interesting findings about the impact of music on cognitive and emotional well-being: Music listeners had higher scores for mental well-being and slightly reduced levels of anxiety and depression compared to people overall.
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Aug 1, 2023 · Considering the healing effects of music, it may seem paradoxical that musicians may be at a higher risk of mental health disorders. 8 A recent survey of 1,500 independent musicians found that 73% have symptoms of mental illness. This could be due in part to the physical and psychological challenges of the profession.
Mar 3, 2020 · The fact that music can make a difficult task more tolerable may be why students often choose to listen to it while doing their homework or studying for exams.
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Jul 26, 2022 · New research shows the use of music interventions — listening to music, singing, and music therapy — can create significant improvements in mental health, and smaller improvements in physical health-related quality of life.
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Jul 25, 2022 · This recent systematic review and meta-analysis (a study of studies) showed that the use of music interventions (listening to music, singing, and music therapy) can create significant improvements in mental health, and smaller improvements in physical health–related quality of life.
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Jun 15, 2023 · Research suggests that music exerts a positive effect on human health through modulation of several neurochemical systems (e.g. dopamine, opioid, etc.), thereby stimulating the perception of pleasure, reward, motivation and arousal, lessening stress and anxiety, improving the extent of social affiliation, and increasing the efficiency of the ...
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Although music might have initially evolved as a pure art expression with entertainment scopes, it is now clear that music can affect physiological processes, improving physical and mental wellbeing. Consequently, it can have critical adaptive functions.
