Showing posts with label MUSIC. Show all posts
Showing posts with label MUSIC. Show all posts

19/06/2018

Empathic people process music differently than others

Empathic people process music differently than others

Highly empathic people process familiar music with greater involvement of the brain's social circuitry, such as the areas activated when feeling empathy for others. They also seem to experience a greater degree of pleasure in listening, as indicated by increased activation of the reward system.

The new study indicates that among higher-empathy people, at least, music is not solely a form of artistic expression.

09/12/2017

How to boost your Dopamine levels naturally and reduce depression and anxiety

How to boost your Dopamine levels naturally and reduce depression and anxiety 

Dopamine is the brain's master chemical. This single neurotransmitter is responsible for a plethora of mental and physical processes. By learning how to stimulate your own dopamine levels naturally, you can overcome depression, anxiety, apathy, and fear, while boosting feelings of pleasure created by this amazing little neuron.

22/05/2017

Lament singing: An ancient tradition that helps people cope with trauma in the modern world

In Finland, lament singing is experiencing a revival, one sad song at a time.

Lament singing: An ancient tradition that helps people cope with trauma in the modern world -- Science of the Spirit -- 

To the people of Karelia,

souls and spirits born in beauty:

Through the windows were your green fields,

in the blue skies larks were singing,

saints and icons stood in silence,

watching over wooden log homes.

Kanteles echoed in the dark rooms,

and the stars blinked in the night sky,

but your thoughts were wrapped in darkness:

iron hail rained on your rooftops