Listening to bass has strange effects on our egos

The Tweet: “Deep and loud bass in music makes our brain feel powerful.” Scientists from the US uncovered how listening to music with a lot of bass makes you feel more powerful, and could improve your success at sports or in business. The researchers were curious about why so many sportsmen listen to music before […]

The mind-altering effects of listening to sad songs

The Tweet: “Listening to sad songs actually creates positive emotions.” According to one study, the reason we keep listening to sad songs is because they evoke positive emotions. Sad songs were more likely to be associated with romantic emotions. The research concluded that sadness created by music is unlike sadness associated with real life events, and is far more likely to produce […]