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Looking at Addiction as a Decision-Making Disorder

Emotion Regulation
How Music Affects Health

Shahram Heshmat Ph.D. on September 19, 2024

Listening to enjoyable music stimulates the release and circulation of dopamine, promoting relaxation and the experience of pleasure.

Listening to enjoyable music stimulates the release and circulation of dopamine, promoting relaxation and the experience of pleasure.

Cognition
The Power of Rhythm

Shahram Heshmat Ph.D. on August 26, 2024

Participating in coordinative rhythmic movement lays the foundation for a lifetime of well-rounded development.

Participating in coordinative rhythmic movement lays the foundation for a lifetime of well-rounded development.

Emotions
The Joy of Music

Shahram Heshmat Ph.D. on March 28, 2024

We listen to music for many reasons—enjoyment, emotion regulation, social bonding, nostalgia, and expressing cultural identity—that benefit quality of life.

We listen to music for many reasons—enjoyment, emotion regulation, social bonding, nostalgia, and expressing cultural identity—that benefit quality of life.

Decision-Making
7 Factors to Consider for Making Better Decisions

Shahram Heshmat Ph.D. on February 23, 2024

Optimal decision-making is focused not only on the “here and now,” but also takes into consideration future consequences of decisions (or seeing the big picture).

Optimal decision-making is focused not only on the “here and now,” but also takes into consideration future consequences of decisions (or seeing the big picture).