by admin | Mar 19, 2019 | Music, Psychology
Music and Detachment There are times when music can facilitate feelings or experiences of detachment or dissociation from the self. A psychological study by Ruth Herbert titled “An empirical study of normative dissociation in musical and non-musical everyday...
by admin | Mar 18, 2019 | Music, Psychology
The 27 ClubThe 27 Club is a rather tragic series of coincidences that have existed for decades. The term 27 club was popularized in 1994 after the death of Kurt Cobain. Many fans of rock took note that he died at the age of 27 and connected this with other musicians...
by admin | Mar 15, 2019 | Music, Psychology
The Psychology behind your favorite songsIn psychology, there are two prevailing theories regarding how we develop our musical preference. The first is that our musical preferences develop randomly in that life experiences shape our preferences. The second theory is...
by admin | Mar 12, 2019 | Music, Psychology
Music and Attraction Towards Others The link between music and attraction to others may be a bit more blurred than one may initially expect. Musical arousal is a genuine thing and entails music influencing the state of arousal (emotional excitement) experienced...
by admin | Jan 1, 2019 | Music, Psychology
Can Listening to Music Actually Make you a Better Person?Firstly, the question of whether or not music can make you a better person is a relatively subjective one. This is because what people define as “better” in terms of others will vary from one individual to the...
