Music

Chang and Kim studied how different sorts of background music in movies influences the thoughts of audience members.

Soundscaping to boost income

De Fleurian and Pearce studied the implications of  specific aspects of musical experiences and it seems likely that their findings can be extended to soundscaping generally.

Kiss and Linnell investigated how listening to the music that they prefer to hear as they work on a task that requires attention influences a person’s cognitive performance. 

Yang and colleagues studied how the noises that people hear in highway tunnels influences their driving performance;  their findings are likely relevant in other contexts.  

Music, exercise, and thinking hard

Peck and teammates found that listening to music may not help people feel less stressed in the sorts of situations that are often encountered in daily life, for example, while at work.

Recently released research confirms which music tempos are relaxing. 

Reinoso-Carvalho and associates link music heard to experiencing specific sorts of tastes.

Hou and colleagues studied brain synchronization between musicians and people listening to their music.