music
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30 years of polar climate data converted into menacing, 6-minute songGeoenvironmental scientist Hiroto Nagai used publicly available climate data from the North and South poles to compose an ominous-sounding chamber music piece.
By Sascha Pare Published
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'Flow state' uncovered: We finally know what happens in the brain when you're 'in the zone'Researchers say they've found the answer to competing hypotheses about how the brain functions in a "flow state."
By Jennifer Zieba Published
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Why do some people have perfect pitch?Only 1 in 10,000 people can recognize musical notes on the spot. Why?
By Emily Cooke Published
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Listen to Pink Floyd's 'Another Brick in the Wall,' as decoded from human brain wavesResearchers reconstructed recognizable snippets of the classic Pink Floyd song "Another Brick in the Wall" using listeners' recorded brain activity.
By Christoph Schwaiger Published
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Google's 'mind-reading' AI can tell what music you listened to based on your brain signalsArtificial intelligence can produce music that sounds similar to tunes people were listening to as they had their brains scanned, a collaborative study from Google and Osaka University shows.
By Carissa Wong Published
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Musician's head injury triggered rare synesthesia, causing him to 'see' musicA man's head injury resulted in a rare neurological condition that caused him to "see" music, and simultaneously, he became more creative.
By Rachael Rettner Published
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Are some people actually tone deaf?Tone deafness, a neurological disorder known as amusia, can make it hard to distinguish between musical pitches.
By Joe Phelan Published
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Which animals sing?It's often assumed that birds are the only animals that sing. But these other divas of the animal kingdom prove otherwise.
By Emma Bryce Published
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Doctors heard music when checking a man's pulse. Here's why.In addition to the thump thump of the man's heart, doctors heard music when checking his pulse.
By Rachael Rettner Published
