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Podcast: Break from The Grind
Episode: Unusual Habits
Description: THE WAY YOU MAKE ME FEEL:Japanese researchers decided to investigate the ways in which musical notes can elicit specific bodily sensations and emotions. They asked 527 volunteers to map where they “felt” music while listening to 8 tunes. Participants were also asked about how the music made them feel emotionally. Here’s what the researchers found:• Songs that were more surprising were felt in the heart, while predictable music was felt in the stomach.• Sensations in the heart were strongly linked to musical appreciation and feelings of pleasure, which led to a decline in feelings o...