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Simple Strategies That Help Manage Stress and Anxiety

  Blog, Live Better | August 21, 2012 | RyanRivera

By Ryan Rivera Every day we face situations that challenge our faculties. Some of us react normally. Others become agitated. Sometimes this agitation turns into anxiousness. And when this becomes severe, it can suddenly bring …

Posted in Blog, Live Better | Tagged anxiety, fear, life strategies, music, pets, Psychology, stress

Why Do We React To Music?

  Brain, Why Do We... | May 18, 2012 | Jen
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You already know that what’s on your mp3 player can make or break your day.  Researchers are finally starting to determine why.

Posted in Brain, Why Do We... | Tagged emotion, expression, human brain, music, why do we

Behold the Power of Music

  Live Better | April 13, 2012 | Jen

Music doesn’t only touch our hearts, it heals our brains…

Posted in Live Better | Tagged elderly, memory, music, oliver sacks, video, youtube

Earworms: Why Songs Get Stuck in Our Heads

  Why Do We... | March 14, 2012 | Jen
ear surrounded by sheet music

Of musical hooks and catchy worms…Like the bent piece of metal on a line, a musical hook is designed to catch the ear of a listener. Like a parasite, an “earworm” burrows deep into our brain, cycling …

Posted in Why Do We... | Tagged bbc, music, PRI, Psychology, Rhitu Chatterjee, The World

Why Do Some Songs Make Us Cry?

  Why Do We... | February 17, 2012 | Jen
Adele accepting Grammy awards

Sad songs say so much…but why does our brain identify some songs as real tear-jerkers?

Posted in Why Do We... | Tagged music, music psychology

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The Daily Human for May 22, 2013 – Pac-Man Unleashed

The Daily Human for May 22, 2013 - Pac-Man Unleashed

The most famous arcade game in history was released by Namco with little attention in its native Japan. At the time, game legends Space Invaders and Asteroids were drawing all of the fuss; another one called Rally-X was the newcomer to beat, lighting up the tradeshows. It took an American audience to elevate the story of a hungry yellow pizza to the throne. Read more >>>

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