Do psychopaths like certain types of music?
An NYU study attempted to find out.
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Jessica Pratt’s music is so beautiful it might have ruined my life: The strange science of comfort albums
“…almost like returning to a safe place in the mind.”
Silvurdrongur at Sea: The concert so good I sought psychological help afterwards
A story of “hedonic calibration”.
Does your favourite song sound the same to someone who doesn’t like it?
“Taste being our own is a myth”.
The Story of Arrested Youth: The musician whose art was transformed by a brain condition
“We follow the trend and say what we think people want to hear”.
The psychology behind the earworm: An investigation into the world of ‘Default Songs’
Everybody has a ‘Default Song’, what’s yours?
Explaining the ending of Martin Scorsese’s movie ‘Shutter Island’
A psychological and philosophical conclusion.
The psychology of creative dictators: How Prince and Stanley Kubrick made masterpieces with iron fists
Making fine art not friends.
Can learning a musical instrument help with mental health issues?
Does learning music actually help?