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Entries from April 30th, 2007

Music, the Brain, and Exercise

April 30th, 2007 · No Comments · how the brain works, music and the brain

Tweet “It’s no secret that exercise improves mood, but new research suggests that working out to music may give exercisers a cognitive boost.Listening to music while exercising helped to increase scores on a verbal fluency test among cardiac rehabilitation patients.” Thus says a study from 2004 as cited in Science Daily. “This is the first […]

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Neurochemicals at work in Carnegie Hall

April 6th, 2007 · No Comments · Uncategorized

Tweet I’ve spent the past week in NYC doing two major musical activities. On Tuesday night I heard my youngest sister conduct her orchestra in Carnegie Hall. It was a true peak experience and the positive neurochemicals such as serotonin and dopamine were surely flowing in abundance! My mother and another sister were there and […]

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