Sad songs can actually cause the release of a hormone in the body called prolactin. It's released when we feel true grief or ...

Have you ever felt such deep emotional pain that nothing helps except sitting in a rainy window and listening to “Someone Like You” by Adele on repeat? There’s something scientific about that, ...

Sadness is generally seen as a negative emotion, but we tend to find it pleasurable in an aesthetic context. What is the nature of pleasure that people experience from listening to sad music?

This article is authored by Tara Venkatesan, honorary fellow, School of Advanced Studies, University of London.

Listening to sad songs may seem like wallowing in pity, but a study to be published in the Journal of Aesthetic Education found that sad music can help people express their emotions, which in turn ...

The post 20 Albums for When the Crushing Melancholy of Life Drags You Under appeared first on Consequence. A number of recent studies have supported the seemingly paradoxical theory that sad music ...

Sadness is a primary emotion that is expressed and perceived equally across cultures. Basic emotions such as anger, happiness, and sadness are innate and universal. Understanding basic emotions in ...

It’s that time of the year: the temperature has dropped 30 degrees to now an unpredictable back-and-forth of somewhere between 50 and 60, the sun goes down by the time it’s 6 p.m. (and I haven’t even ...

Bob Vylan is one of the recent targets of backlash for speaking out against the genocide happening in Palestine. Ironically?

Severity of motion sickness depends on your car playlist. Which type of music you listen to can either improve or worsen the symptoms. Car rides and music go hand in hand, whether blasting from the ...