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A Musical Mind
APS Fellow E. Glenn Schellenberg reviews the cognitive, social, and emotional side effects of musical training.
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Music and the Science of Learning
Are musicians born or made? Musical aptitude seems heritable, yet no gene has been specifically and uniquely tied to music.
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Monkey See, Monkey Do: Visual Feedback Is Necessary for Imitating Facial Expressions
Research using new technology shows that our ability to imitate facial expressions depends on learning that occurs through visual feedback. Studies of the chameleon effect confirm what salespeople, tricksters, and Lotharios have long known: Imitating
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What Do Aliens, Climate Change And Princess Di Have In Common?
NPR: HIV does not cause AIDS. Smoking does not cause lung cancer. And burning fossil fuels does not contribute to global warming. What do these three statements have in common? They’re all rejections of well-established
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Ah, Wilderness! Nature Hike Could Unlock Your Imagination
NPR: Want to be more creative? Drop that iPad and head to the great outdoors. That’s the word from David Strayer, a cognitive neuroscientist who studies multitasking at the University of Utah. He knew that
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On Facebook, Bad With the Good
The New York Times: Like many women these days, Aran Hissam, 35, of Melbourne, Fla., posted the news that she was pregnant on Facebook. On the morning of an ultrasound last year, she debated on
