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Four Ways Music Strengthens Social Interactions
Listening to music is not just auditory and emotional, it is motoric as well: “We listen to music with our muscles,” as Nietzsche wrote. We keep time to music,
Oliver Sacks • Musicophilia
Engaging in group activities that generate synchronicity – such as rituals, dancing or singing in choirs – alter the sense of self and increase connection with others.
What the science of happiness says about the self and others | Aeon Essays
Summary: Researchers find that intense focus on music triggers powerful emotional responses with therapeutic benefits.
Neuroscience News • Music's Deep Dive: The Emotional Elixir We've Overlooked - Neuroscience News
But for virtually all of us, music has great power, whether or not we seek it out or think of ourselves as particularly “musical.”