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  2. Psychology of music - Wikipedia

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    One study suggested that listening to one's preferred genre of music can enhance productivity in the workplace, [95] though other research has found that listening to music while working can be a source of distraction, with loudness and lyrical content possibly playing a role. [96]

  3. Positive psychology in the workplace - Wikipedia

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    The research found in this study hopes to encourage implementing other work fun activities in other various industries in order to engage and retain positive employees. There have also been connections between workplace fun and creativity in the workplace. Studies have found that a fun workplace environment is an antecedent to employee creativity.

  4. Music and emotion - Wikipedia

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    Simon Vouet, Saint Cecilia, c. 1626. Research into music and emotion seeks to understand the psychological relationship between human affect and music.The field, a branch of music psychology, covers numerous areas of study, including the nature of emotional reactions to music, how characteristics of the listener may determine which emotions are felt, and which components of a musical ...

  5. Music therapy - Wikipedia

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    Another meta-study examined the proposed neurological mechanisms behind music therapy's effects on these patients [citation needed]. Many authors suspect that music has a soothing effect on the patient by affecting how noise is perceived: music renders noise familiar, or buffers the patient from overwhelming or extraneous noise in their ...

  6. Neuroscience of music - Wikipedia

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    The neuroscience of music is the scientific study of brain-based mechanisms involved in the cognitive processes underlying music. These behaviours include music listening, performing, composing, reading, writing, and ancillary activities. It also is increasingly concerned with the brain basis for musical aesthetics and musical emotion.

  7. Exercise and music - Wikipedia

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    A 2004 study by a research team from Australia, Israel and the United States found that runners performing at a pace where they were at 90% of their peak oxygen uptake enjoyed listening to music. The music had no effect however on their heart rate or running pace, regardless of the music's tempo. [21] [22] Generally, studies suggest that ...

  8. Mozart effect - Wikipedia

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    The Mozart effect is the theory that listening to the music of Mozart may temporarily boost scores on one portion of an IQ test. Popular science versions of the theory make the claim that "listening to Mozart makes you smarter" or that early childhood exposure to classical music has a beneficial effect on mental development. [1]

  9. Effects of meditation - Wikipedia

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    Electroencephalography has been used for meditation research.. The psychological and physiological effects of meditation have been studied. In recent years, studies of meditation have increasingly involved the use of modern instruments, such as functional magnetic resonance imaging and electroencephalography, which are able to observe brain physiology and neural activity in living subjects ...