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Music helps to develop the neural networks of premature infants
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- Tuesday, 28 May 2019
To help the brains of these fragile newborns develop as well as possible despite the stressful environment of intensive care, researchers at the University of Geneva (UNIGE) and the University Hospitals of Geneva (HUG), Switzerland, propose an original solution: music written especially for them.
Feeling stressed? Join a choir
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- Tuesday, 28 May 2019
One of the UK’s leading psychiatrists has said that students who are feeling stressed should try joining a choir.
Study links love of instrumental music to intelligence
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- Tuesday, 28 May 2019
The Savanna‐IQ Interaction Hypothesis, based on the Savannah Principle, proposes that intelligent people are more likely to be attracted to novel stimuli than other individuals are.
La musique aide-t-elle à mieux apprendre ?
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- Tuesday, 28 May 2019
Vaut-il mieux travailler en musique ou en silence pour étudier efficacement ? La musique peut-elle aider à apprendre ? Interfère-t-elle sur le cerveau ? Les réponses d'un formateur en neurosciences de l'apprentissage par ailleurs musicien.
How air guitar became a serious sport
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- Wednesday, 08 May 2019
Advertised as the “greatest thing you’ve never seen,” the 2019 U.S. Air Guitar Championships will take place this summer.
The K-pop wannabes – a photo essay
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- Monday, 06 May 2019
An estimated 1 million wannabe stars of K-pop, from South Korea, Japan and beyond, are hoping to get a taste of fame by competing in auditions for talent agencies, which take on a select few as trainees.
Hip hop is 'best music for improving taste of cheese'
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- Monday, 06 May 2019
The researchers behind an unusual – and high-profile – Swiss study which looked into what type of music is best when it comes to improving the taste of cheese have come up with an answer: hip hop.
From reducing stress to improving memory
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- Monday, 06 May 2019
Using the power of music to get better, both mentally and physically, and live well can pay rich dividends.
Avec Anipo, la lutte contre le vol d’instruments de musique s’organise
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- Monday, 06 May 2019
La plupart des musiciens vous le diront. Leur instrument est souvent considéré comme un membre à part entière, comme un prolongement de leur corps. Certains vont encore plus loin en le considérant comme un être vivant, comme un enfant.
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