Sometimes it really is all about that bass, especially at a science lab at McMaster University in Ontario, Canada, which doubles as a music venue. Scientists there are studying the musical ingredients ...

Karen Hopkin: This is Scientific American’s 60-Second Science. I’m Karen Hopkin. Hopkin: Ever notice that some music just really makes you want to dance? Well, a new study shows that it is, indeed, ...

Sometimes, it really is all about that bass. A recent study in the journal Current Biology found that people danced 12% more when very low frequency bass was played. The study was done by scientists ...

When it comes to getting a boogie on, it is all about that bass. Using a specially designed research centre called LIVELab that uses motion sensors to detect movement in a replicated concert hall, a ...

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with neuroscientist Daniel Cameron, who found that inaudible, low-frequency bass appears to make people boogie nearly 12% more on the dancefloor. Sometimes it really is all ...

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