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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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Apr 13, 2017 · Does Music Affect Your Mood? New research shows that even sad music can lift your mood, while other studies suggest music can boost happiness and reduce anxiety.
Music also lights up nearly all of the brain — including the hippocampus and amygdala, which activate emotional responses to music through memory; the limbic system, which governs pleasure, motivation, and reward; and the body’s motor system.
Feb 1, 2024 · Music brings people together, spreads ideas (hello, advertising jingles) and makes us move. Researchers are investigating what music does to us and why — whether it’s making us tap a foot, evoking some strong emotion or urging us to get up and dance.
The music we choose to listen to can have a profound effect on our emotions and behaviour, but how and why?
Feb 26, 2024 · Limits of Music as a Mood Booster. Matching music to your current mood can feel validating, but it can also keep you stuck in a negative emotional state — if you let it.
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Aug 25, 2019 · Listening to music is an easy way to alter mood or relieve stress. People use music in their everyday lives to regulate, enhance, and diminish undesirable emotional states (e.g., stress,...
