Can Music Actually Help Your Brain Recover From Stress?

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Can Music Actually Help Your Brain Recover From Stress?

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Most of us have experienced the strange ability of music to change how we feel after a difficult day, but new research suggests something may actually be changing inside the brain. Researchers found that listening to music after an acute stressor was associated with faster physiological recovery and improved positive mood compared with listening to calming natural sounds. Brain imaging also revealed changes in communication between auditory areas and regions involved in regulating bodily and emotional states. Even more interestingly, the tension and release built into music itself may help explain why it works.

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