Music can ease the January blues – but the types of songs that work depend on your age and mindset

So what type of music should you turn to in order to boost your mood?

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Noise, Patient, Trauma, Research, Weight loss, Sadness, Happiness, Mental health, Anxiety, Cure, Emotion, Exercise, Sensation, Pleasure, Catharsis, Music
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  • So what type of music should you turn to in order to boost your mood?
  • But, as illogical as it may seem, that sensation of sadness may actually help lead to positive emotions.
  • For example, our preference for classical music increases as we age while our preference for rock decreases.
  • But further findings have shown that a listener’s age can also affect the types of music that improve their low mood.
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