Music directly influences emotions because it bypasses much of our conscious filtering and speaks straight to the brain’s ancient emotional circuits.Key mechanisms:Rhythm entrains brainwaves and bodily movements, creating instant feelings of energy or calm. Melody, harmony and tempo activate the limbic system (amygdala, hippocampus) and release dopamine when we hear expected resolutions or surprises. Pitch and timbre trigger fast emotional appraisal—high pitch often signals alertness/fear, low pitch signals power/sadness. Music mimics vocal expressions of emotion (prosody), so the brain interprets it almost as another person’s feeling state. It engages the autonomic nervous system, changing heart rate, breathing and skin conductance within seconds. This combination makes music one of the fastest, most universal emotion regulators humans have.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3092808/
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In the digital age, painting retains unique value that algorithms cannot replicate.It carries the direct trace of human touch—the brushstroke, texture, hesitation, and physical presence that digital tools simulate but never truly embody. Painting remains one of the few art forms where slowness, imperfection, and material vulnerability are strengths rather than limitations.While digital creation offers speed, reproducibility, and infinite variation, painting preserves an irreplaceable authenticity: the singular object that exists in real space, shaped by time, gravity, and the artist's body.In an era flooded with perfect pixels, the quiet, flawed humanity of a painted surface becomes more precious, not less.https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2023/jan/15/why-painting-still-matters-in-the-digital-age https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/10/arts/design/painting-versus-digital-art.html https://www.frieze.com/article/why-painting-endures-digital-age
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The main roots of health inequalities are social determinants of health (SDOH), including socioeconomic status, income, education, employment, housing, and environmental conditions. These stem from unequal distribution of power, resources, and opportunities, often exacerbated by structural discrimination (e.g., racism, gender inequality) and policies that perpetuate disparities. Lower socioeconomic positions consistently link to poorer health outcomes globally, as evidenced by gradients in life expectancy and disease risk.https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/social-determinants-of-health https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK425845/ https://www.kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-analysis/long-reads/what-are-health-inequalities
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