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Relax with some Music

Posted by: biologyblog | December 6, 2008 | 4 Comments |



by Danielle M

A study done in Washington found that listening to your favorite music can increase your blood vessels’ diameters, cause a smoothing flow of blood. Aside from allowing the blood to pass for easily the widen blood vessels are less likely to form blood clots. Dr. Michael Miller, who conducted the study, also found that the same people in the study who’s blood vessels increased when they listened to their favorite music, had decreased size in blood vessels when they listened to music they disliked.
I thought this article was very interesting because something so simple and common can have such significant benefits. The article mentioned that the blood vessels’ diameters increased by 26 percent on average. This is a considerable amount as a result of something so simple.

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http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,450610,00.html?sPage=fnc/health/heart

under: Cardiovascular, Human Biology, Student Post
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It is really interesting to think that something so simple as listening to your favorite music can have such an effect. Is that why it can calm you down as well or make you feel relaxed because it is actually having a physical factor on the body?

I definitely believe this article. Whenever I get stressed out I always listen to my favorite music and it calms me down. It’s neat how music how this type of affect on people.

This was a very interesting article. I can relate to this as well because I feel like I am a calmer person when i listen to the music I like rather then listening to music i dislike. Even when I listen to upbeat music before a game, I feel calmer.

Cool post. Since Ancient-Greek times, music has been thought to have healing qualities on the soul. This proves one of the physiological effects of listening to music.

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