Posted in music on June 13, 2011
"Emory University scientists studying teenagers listening to new music have discovered tell-tale brain responses that could help predict a song's commercial success.The new finding offers an insight into the hit-making machinery of the adolescent brain, by documenting involuntary neural reactions to pop music. At the level of cells and synapses, teen-age brains simply find some songs more rewarding to hear, even when the listeners say they don't like the tunes on questionnaires and surveys, the scientists said. So far, no one knows why." [The Wall Street Journal]
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tweenwave
Posted by Anonymous | June 13, 2011 10:34 AM
I know why. Teenagers love Black Eyed Peas because of their collective fear of hummus.
Posted by Anonymous | June 13, 2011 10:43 AM
Teenwave
Posted by Anonymous | June 13, 2011 12:40 PM
http://deathwishinc.com/estore/graphics/00000001/minutement.project.hi.jpg
Posted by Anonymous | June 13, 2011 4:45 PM
Thanks you
Posted by burak | June 16, 2011 8:44 AM
Kinda surprised this didn't have many comments, much less a big argument here. Oh well, I suppose my words will just get repeated in fragmented sentences by some lame-ass spam bots. Huzzah!
Posted by Anonymous | June 16, 2011 10:16 AM