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Cognition and biology

How the performing arts help humans make meaning

by Mark Gibson on 3 Mar, 2022

Synchronization, Attention and Transformation: Multidimensional Exploration of the Aesthetic Experience of Contemporary Dance Spectators, Coline Joufflineau et al
When we experience arts together, our bodies synchronise, The Alternative UK
Sweet Anticipation: Music and the Psychology of Expectation, David Huron
Music, Language, and the Brain, Aniruddh Patel
Inside the Brain of an Opera Singer, UBC Music
New Multi-Faculty Research Weaves Notes and Neurons, UBC Neuroscience
Sound Health, The Kennedy Center
What Every Singer Needs to Know About the Body, Melissa Malde et al
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