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  2. Psychology of music - Wikipedia

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    One study suggested that listening to one's preferred genre of music can enhance productivity in the workplace, [94] though other research has found that listening to music while working can be a source of distraction, with loudness and lyrical content possibly playing a role. [95]

  3. Psychology of music preference - Wikipedia

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    The psychology of music preference is the study of the psychological factors behind peoples' different music preferences. One study found that after researching through studies from the past 50 years, there are more than 500 functions for music. [ 1 ]

  4. Neuroscience of music - Wikipedia

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    The neuroscience of music is the scientific study of brain-based mechanisms involved in the cognitive processes underlying music. These behaviours include music listening, performing, composing, reading, writing, and ancillary activities. It also is increasingly concerned with the brain basis for musical aesthetics and musical emotion.

  5. Mozart effect - Wikipedia

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    The Mozart effect is the theory that listening to the music of Mozart may temporarily boost scores on one portion of an IQ test. Popular science versions of the theory make the claim that "listening to Mozart makes you smarter" or that early childhood exposure to classical music has a beneficial effect on mental development.

  6. Does music make you run faster? Science seems to say so - AOL

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    A look at the research on how music improves your running performance, and how to get started

  7. This Is Your Brain on Music - Wikipedia

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    This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession is a popular science book written by the McGill University neuroscientist Daniel J. Levitin, and first published by Dutton Penguin in the U.S. and Canada in 2006, and updated and released in paperback by Plume/Penguin in 2007.

  8. Here’s why music from your younger years leaves a ... - AOL

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    Editor’s note: Jemal Polson is a social media producer at CNN.A lover of pop culture, he has previously written for The Telegraph, The Independent and Variety. If you like Snoop Dogg’s “Drop ...

  9. Exercise and music - Wikipedia

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    Scientists at the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse found in a 2003 study that participants who chose to listen to faster-paced music generated a higher heart rate, pedaled harder and generated more power, increasing their level of work by as much as 15% by diverting their focus to the music. The study tested 20 volunteers who listened to an ...