To explore the effect that music has on the mind, Science News asked researchers to share a song they enjoy and the emotion it evokes.
Ethan Ross, physician Song: “Dark Star” by the Grateful Dead
Emotion: “Elation, euphoria and wonder.”
Virginia Naples, vertebrate paleontologist
Song: “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” by Gordon Lightfoot
Emotion: “Sadness and nostalgia for knowing about past events.”
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