The Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Music, Mind, Body and Brain at [the Department of Music, Art and Culture studies](https://www.jyu.fi/en/humsoc/mutku) of the University of Jyväskylä is seeking to rec...

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The Master's Degree Programme in Music and Science at the University of Jyväskylä aims to help students understand the various functions of music in modern everyday life by examining music through a c...

A social signal can say something about who you are as a person and what matters to you in a split second. And according to two researchers, the factor can be an easy way to breathe life into a relati...

Joshua Bamford has joined the Luxuriant Flowing Hair Club for Scientists™ (LFHCfS). He says: I am a cognitive anthropologist, studying the evolutionary functions of music and dance in Homo s…

From the first song that sparks attraction to the tunes that help us heal after heartbreak, music profoundly influences how we experience…

A social signal can say something about who you are as a person and what matters to you in a split second. And according to two researchers, the factor can be an easy way to breathe life into a relati...

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Psychologists say that singing, dancing and song preferences play a key role in the viability of romantic relationships

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The synchronisation involved in music and dance may be the “active ingredient” in their social bonding effects.