Current romantic composers have been trending recently on social media platforms. Whether it’s Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker, Rachmaninoff’s 2nd Piano Concerto, or Chopin’s Ballade No. 1, there has always been a notable climax, the sweet peak spot of the entire piece that always grabs the attention of many viewers. Figure 1: On TikTok, Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No….
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What are Goosebumps?
Back in high school, I played in our school’s marching band. I wasn’t really that into it, it was just an excuse to make music with my friends every weekend during football season. However, during one Friday night game, we were watching the opposing team’s band perform. We had been waiting for our turn to…
Does Doodling Help You Recall Information?
Whether listening to a lecture or sitting through a meeting, staying focused and keeping your mind engaged is always a challenge. With focus being a valuable skill that allows us to perform to the best of our abilities, how can we help keep our minds engaged? When I dedicate my time to sit down and…
Living Without a Mind’s Eye
Aphantasia is the inability to visualize images in the mind. While most people can close their eyes and picture familiar objects like a sunset, a loved one’s face, or their childhood home, those with aphantasia experience only darkness. Their “mind’s eye” is blank, making mental imagery something they hear about but never actually experience. …
How do you recognize what you see?
Last winter break, I was playing a game with my friends while waiting for dinner. One person draws a word using shapes and colors, and the other people guess what it is. We drew a lot of different objects, such as cars, cartoon characters, famous persons and a lot of different objects. The most fascinating…
Sugar Crush
I have been an athlete my entire life, and in being one, I have always justified my high-sugar diet. I ate the cupcake, candy bar, or brownie because on a given day, I had either already “earned it” or was going to make sure I “burned it off”. I thought that because I didn’t gamble,…
Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response
During the pandemic, I have to take online courses as an international student. Since I have a different time zone from eastern standard time, it’s very hard for me to stay a healthy life style. Initially, I tried to take melatonin to help with my sleep. However, it didn’t work so well. When I was…
What is Reality?
Our brains are easily tricked by simple drawings, pictures, and works of art. Sometimes we may see objects that are absent and other times, we may fail to see objects that are present. Our brain constructs our reality by taking in information collected from our senses and transforming them into a world based on its…
Mysterious Dreams
Everyone has some interesting experience with dreams since we spent one-third of our lives sleeping. Some are scary, some gives you warmth, while some even inspires the dreamer about future goals or career. For me, I rarely have nightmares or inspirational dreams, most of them are simply non-sense like imaginary star wars with the people…
Lucid Dreaming and Creativity
Dreaming can get very complicated, especially lucid dreaming. In seventh grade, my friends and I started a club dedicated to learning Spanish, called the Hablaba Club. We joked around, talking about how we could improve membership if we created our own clothing merchandise. Later that night, when I fell asleep, I realized that I was…