Background Music’s Effect on Listeners (12-01-10)
Kampfe, Sedimeier, and Renkewitz analyzed information from several studies of the effects of background music on cognitive performance.
Kampfe, Sedimeier, and Renkewitz analyzed information from several studies of the effects of background music on cognitive performance.
Ball thoroughly explores the mechanisms through which music influences our lives.
Arousal caused by music and scent can affect buying behavior.
Previous research has indicated the value of music and scent in retail environments.
Millions of people listen to background music every day in open or cubicle style work environments to avoid being distracted from professional tasks.
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By varying the tempo and mode of short music clips, Hunter and his colleagues were able to confirm earlier research on human emotional responses to these attributes of music.
Premature babies who listen to music by Mozart grow faster than children who don’t listen to it.
The ways in which music and nature impact patients can be caught in the conflict between technological and natural therapeutic interventions. This article was originally published in 2009.
The presence of complex vocal music, similar to the songs found in everyday settings and on popular radio stations, degrades performance of complex cognitive tasks as significantly as noise of the same volume.