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Music-induced emotions activate brain regions involved with processing sound and movements

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Music-induced emotions activate regions of the brain involved with processing sound and controlling movements, study reveals Brain scans allowed scientists to predict which songs participants were hearing Happy or sad music activated the auditory and motor cortex  The auditory cortex helps us perceive sound, so it processes melody and rhythm The motor cortex plans and controls … Read more

Close-up threats that invade your personal space activate the brain’s primitive ‘survival instinct’

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Close-up threats that invade your personal space activate the brain’s primitive ‘survival instinct’ and are more likely to trigger PTSD than those that are further away, study says Researchers saw evolutionary older parts of the brain activated for near threats But those at least ten feet away activated problem-solving areas of the organ They said … Read more