Category: 16. Mind/Life-Hacking

Neuroscience of Music: Physiological correlates and emotional specificity of human piloerection: ScienceDirect

“Piloerection is known as an indicator of strong emotional experiences. However, little is known about the physiological and emotional specificity of this psychophysiological response. In the presented study, piloerection was elicited by audio stimuli taken from music and film episodes. The physiological response accompanying the incidence of piloerection was recorded with respect to electrodermal, cardiovascular…

Neuroscience: Music Chills: The Eye Pupil As A Mirror To Music’s Soul: ScienceDirect

“This study evaluated whether music-induced aesthetic “chill” responses, which typically correspond to peak emotional experiences, can be objectively monitored by degree of pupillary dilation. Participants listened to self-chosen songs versus control songs chosen by other participants. The experiment included an active condition where participants made key presses to indicate when experiencing chills and a passive…

Personality Types: Enneagram: The >Negatives< of the Type Four and Type Five Personalities (Two Videos)

Man… as a 4w5 / 5w4 dual-personality type, these two videos were really hard to hear at times. He does exaggerate at times, and I definitely disagree with him at times (especially on certain social/religious/political points), but honesty dictates that he is incredibly spot on in his overall assessment of the core types (though I…