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Good Vibes: Unlocking music’s hidden power over your brain

Twenty Thousand Hertz

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The Evolution of Music

Some studies suggest that a year of music lessons leads to an increase in six-year-olds' IQ. Another theory is that it helps to shape us as social creatures. Music, and particularly a nice steady drum beat, is one way of synchronizing massive groups of people. And this is why we can have rock concerts with thousands of people attending all moving or clapping together.

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