Music, Faces, & Imagination make no sense
If you randomly talk with people and ask them absurd non-personal questions about their thoughts, you’d quickly realize that the most common human experiences are …
Spontaneous cognition (mind-wandering): How random thoughts and daydreams emerge from the brain
Why do random thoughts pop into the mind? Why does the mind wander? Why do we daydream? Why do we get random creative or depressive …
Musical Earworms: Why songs stick in the head & how to dispel them
Earworms are those bits of songs that crawl through your mind and find a home in the middle of nowhere and everywhere. You know you …
The Social Psychology Of Heavy Metal & Rock Music: Research On Metalheads
Picture this: A bunch of unique-looking headbanging people listening to heavy music; entering a whirlpool of human collision in front of their favorite artist; raising …
The Importance Of Music: When and Why we listen to music
There is no doubt that most humans spend a lot of time listening to music. Music is clearly important to us. Neilson (a global measurement …
8 Neuroscientific techniques to learn how to play the guitar better
We are going to look at a very specific set of tips on how to master the guitar. These specific strategies are in the realm …
How does background music affect work productivity and creativity? 10 research findings
Leaving all anecdotes aside, let us look at the scientific evidence. Considering the value of this question in our day-to-day lives, I’ll summarize music psychology …
Is listening to music while studying a good idea? Yes & No.
Music while studying – good or bad? Decide after reading these insights. A little bit of research went into concluding what I am about to …