There’s no question that music can impact our mood. But, it also impacts the way we interact with the world on a deeper level by improving cognitive functioning. Just playing some tunes in the background helps keep your brain sharp and engaged as you age. According to Time, music helps to activate various parts of […]
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Bekah Martinez Laughs Off Haters After Daughter Watches 'WAP' Music Video
Mini fan! Bekah Martinez clapped back at an Instagram hater after showing her 18-month-old daughter, Ruth, Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion‘s “WAP” music video. Bekah Martinez and More Celeb Moms Clap Back at the Parenting Police When the Bachelor alum, 25, posted a Tuesday, August 11, Instagram Story photo of the toddler captioned, “This […]
Twitter Reacts to Blue Ivy’s Cameo in Beyonce’s ‘Spirit’ Music Video
Can you feel the love tonight? As Beyoncé dropped her music video for “Spirit” on Tuesday, July 16, the Internet collectively swooned over her daughter Blue Ivy Carter’s cameo in the four-minute clip. In the music video, the 7-year-old, Beyoncé’s eldest child with Jay-Z, takes a seat next to her famous mom and looks directly […]
We may hear others’ footsteps, but how do we ignore our own?
A team of scientists has uncovered the neural processes mice use to ignore their own footsteps, a discovery that offers new insights into how we learn to speak and play music. The research is reported in the journal Nature. “The ability to ignore one’s own footsteps requires the brain to store and recall memories and […]
Listening to yoga music at bedtime is good for the heart
Listening to yoga music at bedtime is good for the heart, according to research presented today at ESC Congress 2018. Dr Naresh Sen, study author, Consultant Cardiologist at HG SMS Hospital, Jaipur, India, said: “We use music therapy in our hospital and in this study we showed that yoga music has a beneficial impact on […]
‘Music of speech’ linked to brain area unique to humans
We humans are the only primates that can flexibly control the pitch of our voices. This melodic control is not just important for our singing abilities: Fluctuating pitch also conveys critical information during speech—including the speaker’s mood, words of emphasis, or whether a sentence is a statement or a question. Some tonal languages, like Mandarin […]