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Grooving to Music, Horse Burial, Coffee & Cancer
May 3, 2024
Explore the science behind getting in the groove with music, a newly uncovered burial ground for elite medieval horses, and the potential health benefits of coffee in fighting cancer. From neural dynamics of music to the origins of elite horses in London, and the link between coffee consumption and lower cancer recurrence rates, this podcast covers fascinating topics that will keep you engaged.
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- Our brains sync up with rhythmic beats in music, leading to an impulse to move.
- Moderate coffee consumption can reduce cancer recurrence and mortality rates among colorectal cancer patients.
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Understanding the Science of Grooving to Music
Research reveals that our brains sync up with rhythmic beats in music, leading to an impulse to move. A study experimented with melodies of varying predictability, finding that neural activities in auditory regions encode the experience of 'groove'. Neural pathways activated when the beat of music is synced up, but deviations from predictability weaken the groove's strength, highlighting the complex neurological response to music.
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