Ep. 4: Your Mind on Music
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When we listen to music, our brains light up like fireworks. While listening starts in the auditory cortex, processing also involves memory, emotion, social and motor regions. Clearly, music can make us feel a whole lot, and we’ve all got a vague idea that musical practice can make you ‘smarter’, but how?
This week, Beth and Ava are diving into what makes music so powerful. From AC/DC to Drake to Donk - what makes music so universal yet so variable?
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Academic Articles & Books
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Original ‘Mozart Effect’ paper: Rauscher, F. H., Shaw, G. L., & Ky, C. N. (1993). Music and spatial task performance. Nature, 365(6447), 611-611.
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Mozart Effect & Mood: Thompson, W., Schellenberg, E., & Husain, G. (2001). Arousal, Mood, and The Mozart Effect. Psychological Science, 12(3), 248-251. doi: 10.1111/1467-9280.00345
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The Power of Music: Sacks, O. (2006). The power of music. Brain, 129(10), 2528-2532. doi: 10.1093/brain/awl234
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Cross-cultural study: Mehr, S. A., Singh, M., Knox, D., Ketter, D. M., Pickens-Jones, D., Atwood, S., ... & Howard, R. M. (2019). Universality and diversity in human song. Science, 366(6468).
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Music therapy & Autism: LaGasse, A. B. (2017). Social outcomes in children with autism spectrum disorder: a review of music therapy outcomes. Patient related outcome measures, 8, 23.
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Twin study: music and emotional intelligence: Theorell, T. P., Lennartsson, A. K., Mosing, M. A., & Ullén, F. (2014). Musical activity and emotional competence–a twin study. Frontiers in Psychology, 5, 774.
Lighter Reading
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Scientific American article: Weinberger, N. (2006). Music And The Brain. Scientific American, 16(3s), 36-43. doi: 10.1038/scientificamerican0906-36sp
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Harvard Health article: Publishing, H. (2020). Music and health - Harvard Health. Retrieved 21 July 2020, from https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/music-and-health
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Film: Alive Inside
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Book: Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain by neurologist Oliver Sacks
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David Bruce video explaining different tunings
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Ardon Schorr talk about grouping in music