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sex and drugs and rock and roll (ex-roadie : unruly; may contains traces of heresy, blasphemy, apostasy) - songwriting, vocals, rudimentary electric guitar, keyboards/synths, percussion #rock #blues #jazz #sonification #ElectroSexual - they/them
Q&A: Could psychedelics be used to help manage athletes' mental health? - MedicalXpress #psychedelics #sports #MentalHealth https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-08-qa-psychedelics-athletes-mental-health.html
Q&A: Could psychedelics be used to help manage athletes' mental health?

Why do people who take DMT, a powerful psychedelic drug, feel a strong sense of familiarity about places, things or entities that are not a part of waking life?

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Hard-of-hearing music fans prefer a different sound - PhysOrg https://phys.org/news/2023-08-hard-of-hearing-music-fans.html #HearingLoss #deafness #FixItInTheMix
Hard-of-hearing music fans prefer a different sound

Millions of people around the world experience some form of hearing loss, resulting in negative impacts to their health and quality of life. Treatments exist in the form of hearing aids and cochlear implants, but these assistive devices cannot replace the full functionality of human hearing and remain inaccessible for most people. Auditory experiences, such as speech and music, are affected the most.

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some lab rats were dosed in the making of this study…

How consciousness may rely on brain cells acting collectively—new psychedelics research on rats - MedicalXpress #psychedelics #consciousness https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-08-consciousness-brain-cells-collectivelynew-psychedelics.html

How consciousness may rely on brain cells acting collectively—new psychedelics research on rats

Psychedelics are known for inducing altered states of consciousness in humans by fundamentally changing our normal pattern of sensory perception, thought and emotion. Research into the therapeutic potential of psychedelics has increased significantly in the last decade.

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Using only 'brain recordings' from patients, scientists reconstruct a Pink Floyd song #PinkFloyd #TheWall #brainwaves https://phys.org/news/2023-08-brain-patients-scientists-reconstruct-pink.html
Using only 'brain recordings' from patients, scientists reconstruct a Pink Floyd song

The famous Pink Floyd lyrics emerge from sound that is muddy, yet musical: "All in all, it was just a brick in the wall."

Little Feat - Live at Richards, Atlanta, GA September 17, 1973

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eB8tSGj7VQ

#classicRock #psychedelicRock

Little Feat - Live at Richards, Atlanta, GA September 17, 1973

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Philosopher argues that mindfulness rests on dubious philosophical foundations #mindfulness #philosophy https://phys.org/news/2023-08-philosopher-mindfulness-rests-dubious-philosophical.html
Philosopher argues that mindfulness rests on dubious philosophical foundations

Recent years have seen an explosive growth in mindfulness, which has been adapted from Buddhist meditation practices. In schools, health services and workplaces, different forms of therapy based on mindfulness are on offer, and meditation apps such as Headspace and Ten Percent Happier are downloaded by millions of people all over the world.

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Musical Bodies, Musical Minds: Enactive Cognitive Science and the Meaning of Human Musicality -‘new ways of thinking about musical experience, musical development in infancy, music and evolution’ [open access] https://archive.org/details/mit_press_book_9780262370332 #neuroscience #biology #psychology #cognition #MusicEducation
Musical Bodies, Musical Minds: Enactive Cognitive Science and the Meaning of Human Musicality : van der Schyff, Dylan, Schiavio, Andrea, Elliott, David J. : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

An enactive account of musicality that proposes new ways of thinking about musical experience, musical development in infancy, music and evolution, and...

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Sex Sounds: Vectors of Difference in Electronic Music - ‘An investigation of sexual themes in electronic music since the 1950s’ - Danielle Shlomit Sofer [open access] https://archive.org/details/mit_press_book_9780262369954 #ElectroSexual #ElectronicMusic #MusiqueConcrète #HipHop #PopMusic
Sex Sounds: Vectors of Difference in Electronic Music : Sofer, Danielle Shlomit : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

An investigation of sexual themes in electronic music since the 1950s, with detailed case studies of “electrosexual music” by a wide range of creators.In...

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We Used to Wait: Music Videos and Creative Literacy - ‘a short history of the music video as a communicative, cultural form’ - Rebecca Kinskey [open access] https://archive.org/details/mit_press_book_9780262325479 #MusicVideos #MTV #YouTube
We Used to Wait: Music Videos and Creative Literacy : Kinskey, Rebecca : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

An investigation of music videos as a form, a practice, and a literacy.Music videos were once something broadcast by MTV and received on our TV screens. Today,...

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2nd reprint of Allen Strange's “Electronic Music: Systems, Techniques, and Controls” planned for August/September https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jasonnolan/allen-stranges-electronic-music/posts/3850072 #AllenStrange #ElectronicMusic #kickstarter