If you are an avid music lover like myself, you most likely woke up this morning with a song floating around in your mind. That song followed you through your daily routines, rolling around in your head like the apple in your lunch bag, causing you to hum along and maybe even dance a bit while accomplishing your goals for the day. While not everyone has the same song that they consider "pump up music" in their life, the idea that music can improve your mood and be a catalyst for people in their daily lives is important to acknowledge.

Psychologists found that people who watched an eight minute clip from a scary movie suffered more symptoms associated with post traumatic stress if they were left handed than if they were right handed. When asked to recall events from the film clip, taken from near the tense climax of thriller Silence of the Lambs, left […]