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A controlled listening or acoustic-research setting, representing scientific investigation of how sound affects the body

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Can Sound Heal the Body?

Mantras, singing bowls, tuning systems and 'healing frequencies' are increasingly marketed with biomedical claims. Tradivior will separate relaxation and music effects from unsupported assertions that particular frequencies cure disease or…

A sacred setting centered on instruments, chanting or resonant ritual sound

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Why Do Certain Sounds Feel Sacred?

A chant, bell, organ, drum or call to prayer can feel sacred to one listener and ordinary to another. Tradivior will investigate how acoustics, repetition, memory, expectation and cultural learning…