Music therapy is increasingly being used as an intervention for stress reduction in both
medical and mental healthcare settings. Music therapy is characterized by personally …

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease associated with
cognitive decline. Memory problems are typically among the first signs of cognitive …

Music interventions are used for stress reduction in a variety of settings because of the
positive effects of music listening on both physiological arousal (eg, heart rate, blood …

Understanding how the brain translates a structured sequence of sounds, such as music,
into a pleasant and rewarding experience is a fascinating question which may be crucial to …

Aesthetic perception and judgement are not merely cognitive processes, but also involve
feelings. Therefore, the empirical study of these experiences requires conceptualization and …

Social-emotional learning (SEL) is a topic of increasing focus in the education sector. SEL is
the process by which children acquire the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to effectively …

The novel pandemic called coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), as a global public health
emergency, seems to be having a major impact on physical activity (PA) behaviors. Older …

Emotions, bodily sensations and movement are integral parts of musical experiences. Yet, it
remains unknown i) whether emotional connotations and structural features of music elicit …

There are many examples on the use of game-based learning in and outside the classroom,
along with evaluation of their effect in terms of engagement, learning, classroom dynamics …

The well-replicated observation that many people maintain mental health despite exposure
to severe psychological or physical adversity has ignited interest in the mechanisms that …