News tagged with psychology of music
Love ballad leaves women more open to a date
If you're having trouble getting a date, French researchers suggest that picking the right soundtrack could improve the odds. Women were more prepared to give their number to an 'average' young man after listening to romantic ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 18, 2010 |
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Music tuition can help children improve reading skills
Children exposed to a multi-year programme of music tuition involving training in increasingly complex rhythmic, tonal, and practical skills display superior cognitive performance in reading skills compared with their non-musically ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 16, 2009 |
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Scientists learn much about humans from birds' singing lessons
Why wasn't this intruder getting the message? The lord of the manor had warned him repeatedly to back off, with threatening gestures and loud admonitions. But the trespasser just sat there - singing.
May 18, 2012 |
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Zuckerberg's Facebook story is study in contrasts
(AP) -- When Hollywood set out to tell the story of how Mark Zuckerberg launched Facebook, it enjoyed the flexibility of portraying a man who, despite his social network's worldwide reach, was all but unknown ...
May 16, 2012 |
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Architecture of experience
Krystal Tung ’13 wanted to follow the yellow brick road. When the Cabot House resident heard that this spring’s House musical would be “The Wizard of Oz,” she headed straight for the stage.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 03, 2012 |
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Music listeners attentive while crossing street, research shows
We may not know why the iPod user crossed the road, but research indicates he paid as much attention in doing so as the typical non-iPod user.
Feb 23, 2012 |
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Sonic Cradle lands spot in TED exhibition
A Simon Fraser University graduate student project that melds music, meditation and modern technology has landed a rare spot as an exhibit at TEDActive 2012 in Palm Springs, California this month.
Feb 10, 2012 |
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Study of comic books helps Stanford scholars identify cultural trends
Robots and mythical creatures battle each other in cartoon-like drawings spread across a table. A crowd gathers around to take a closer look at the vibrantly colored images from the pages of the award-winning ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Dec 14, 2011 |
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The paradox of gift giving: More not better, says new study
Holiday shoppers, take note. Marketing and psychology researchers have found that in gift giving, bundling together an expensive "big" gift and a smaller "stocking stuffer" reduces the perceived value of the overall package ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Dec 12, 2011 |
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Vivid descriptions of faces 'don't have to go into detail'
Celebrated writers such as Charles Dickens and George Eliot described characters' faces vividly without going into detail about their features, according to a research group led at the University of Strathclyde.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Oct 21, 2011 |
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Experts and parents are unsure of new touch-screen tablet, marketed for very young children
A computer for babies may sound like the stuff of science fiction, but a Canadian company has just made it reality. Last month Rullingnet Corp. launched Vinci, a 7-inch touch-screen tablet that sells for $389 to $479 and ...
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Sep 22, 2011 |
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Math ability is inborn
We accept that some people are born with a talent for music or art or athletics. But what about mathematics? Do some of us just arrive in the world with better math skills than others?
Aug 08, 2011 |
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