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In reply to the discussion: Thomas Kincade Dead (finally) [View all]Surya Gayatri
(15,445 posts)links where these topics are discussed (if you read up on Indian music, you'll find millenniums worth of research on the effects of sound on our bodies):
http://ithp.org/articles/music.html
"Of course, all sound affects us. It does this in four ways: physiologically (entrainment can change our heart rate, breathing, hormone secretions and even brain waves); psychologically (affecting our moods and emotions); cognitively (changing how well we think); and behaviourally (we move away from unpleasant sound if we can). Most of this effect is non-conscious: we have become used to suppressing sound because were commonly surrounded by noise in the modern world.
Music is particularly powerful for three reasons. First, it consciously uses all the aspects of sound, such as tempo, melody, harmony, voice and timbre. Second, we recognise it very fast (think of the opening chord of Hard Days Night). Third, we associate it strongly with remembered experience (think of the opening two notes of the Jaws theme)."
http://l-pawlik-kienlen.suite101.com/how-colors-affect-emotional-physical-health-a101828
"Research shows that colors affect your emotional and physical health. A color intuitive shares how red, blue, and green affects your brain and body in different ways."
Hope these few paragraphs are helpful...
edit: typo