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How Music Hijacks Your Nervous System—in a Good Way
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How Music Hijacks Your Nervous System—in a Good Way

Music is trans-dimensional, traversing the physical and non-physical realms, with the power to affect body, mind, and soul. It transforms through resonance, making it a conductor of human biology, physical matter, and the human psyche. To understand the concept of resonance, we need to understand what music is at a fundamental level. This article explores music and its interpersonal connection through resonance, an understanding that changes our conception of music’s nature and effect.

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