I’ve always felt like music connects to something deeper in me. Not just in a “this song is good” way but in a “this song just opened a memory I didn’t know I still had” kind of way. For example, hearing “Scream and Shout” by WILL.I.AM immediately brings me back to my elementary school days…
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Music: The All Natural Power Booster
For those among us who enjoy going to the gym or participating in any other type of physical exercise, many times we listen to or play music aloud. This may just be because we like to hear our favorite songs as we put that work in, but there is actually evidence that the music we…
I Don’t Know, I Kind of Like This Song
Attending your first concert is for sure a very memorable event for anyone. Think back to your first concert and remember all the lights, the noises, the feeling of standing behind a person too tall, you can barely see the stage, and of course, the music being performed. The reactions you had to every song…
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,…
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…
Alzheimer’s Disease: A Worldwide Crisis
Ever since I was young, there have always been instances of neurodegenerative disease in my family. My great-uncle has suffered from Parkinson’s disease for many years and though Parkinson’s is very debilitating, he has lived with it for a quite a while and embraces it as a part of his identity. He continues to live…
Music on the Brain
Whether it is eating a healthier diet or exercising more frequently, we often dwell on ways to improve our physical health and preserve our wellbeing. However, we never tend to think about our brain’s health or the effects of our actions on such a dominant muscle—often overlooking the importance of our mental health. Similar to…
Art and Its Effect on Anxiety and Mental Illness
Although he is well-known for paintings such as The Starry Night and Cypresses, artist Vincent van Gogh’s life was not as bright and beautiful as his canvases made it seem. Van Gogh suffered from a variety of mental disorders throughout his lifetime, including depression and mania. What most people do not know, however, is that some of Van Gogh’s…
Beauty and Brains
When I was younger, my parents took my twin sister and me to Rome, Italy. When I arrived, the only things on my mind were pizza, pasta, and gelato, but one event of this trip that has always stuck with me was visiting the Sistine Chapel. I remember craning my neck to see the intricate…
Neurocinematics: Your Brain on Movies
Lately I’ve been watching a lot of movies and TV shows, either by myself, with my family or with my friends (through Facetime or Netflix Party). This made me wonder how movies affect our brains. I would consider cinema the most advanced art form: it is visual as well as auditory, it takes years and…