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Medical Mysteries of Music 

Researchers analyzed hundreds of songs that give people chills. Here’s the playlist that resulted.

October 22, 2021October 22, 2021 Alan Cross 2 Comments Chills, Frisson, Neurology

We’ve all had the experience of getting chills and goosebumps from hearing a piece of music. Neuroscientists love studying these

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Medical Mysteries of Music 

Ongoing History Daily: Dance monkey(s)

September 17, 2021September 17, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Dancing, Neurology

Here’s some medical news directed at people like me who just can’t dance. According to a psychologist at the University

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Music News 

Random music news for Thursday, April 8, 2021

April 8, 2021April 7, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Covid, DMX, FN Meka, Fyre Festival, Hans Zimmer, Ja Rule, Neurology, NFTs, Ringtones, TikTok

Great. Now we’re on the CDC’s shit list. WHERE ARE OUR VACCINES? COME ON, GOVERNMENTS! Now that my rant is

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Medical Mysteries of Music 

There are scientific benefits to listening to new music.

August 8, 2020August 7, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Neurology, Neuroscience

[Stuck listening to the same old songs over and over? You might want to treat your brain to music you’ve

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Medical Mysteries of Music 

Music syncs the brains of audiences with the performers

June 3, 2020June 3, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Brain, Mirror Neurons, Neurology

We all know the feeling that comes over us during a great gig when the audience and the performer(s) seem

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Music News 

Random music news for Friday, April 10, 2020

April 10, 2020April 9, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Chynna, Creativity, Drake, Eventbrite, Halsey, Jazz, Lady Gaga, Manic Street Preachers, Neurology, NHS, Noel Gallagher, Podcasts, Radio, Video Calls, Who

I completely forgot that we had a long weekend this week. Frankly, EVERY weekend for the last month has been

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Medical Mysteries of Music 

Digging deeper into music’s effect on the mind and the body

February 4, 2020February 3, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Music, Neurology

We’re all familiar with how music fan affects from both physical and mental points of view. No one is denying

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Medical Mysteries of Music 

Five fascinating medical mysteries of music

February 26, 2018February 25, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Brain, earworms, Neurology

[This is my weekly music column for Global News. -AC] As far as evolutionary biologists can determine, there was no

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Music News 

The Ongoing History of New Music Encore Presentation: 9 Things About the Brain and Music

July 21, 2017July 23, 2017 Alan Cross 1 Comment Brain, Neurology

There is absolutely no need for music—speaking in terms of evolution, anyway. As far as scientists can tell, there’s no

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Medical Mysteries of Music 

What’s Going on in the Heads of People Who Say They Don’t Like Music?

March 12, 2017March 13, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Anhedonia, Neurology

Everyone likes music, right? Well, no. Some people have a condition called “musical anhedonia.” For them, music can be boring,

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Music News 

Random Music News for Tuesday, January 24, 2017

January 24, 2017January 24, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Brian Eno, Farsi, Freddie Mercury, Gavin Rossdale, Gwen Stefani, Hip-hop, Music sales, Neurology, Soulja Boy, Soundscan, Trump, Vinyl

It’s still January? And is there still a sun in the sky? It’s been weeks since it’s been out over

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