Let's begin this month with a round-up of some things you may have missed.
Apparently our elders that play instruments are better at cognitive testing. (futurity)
Charlie Benante of Anthrax recently did an interview with Rolling Stone discussing the new album and more. (rs)
Billboard poses the question "Who the heck wants to invest in music?" (billboard)
Sony is giving back after the outage of the Playstation Network. (ars)
And finally...
A cute piglet who is reportedly scared of mud has received a pair of boots. (bbc)
Just a few things that you may have missed....
Vapors Magazine recently did an interview with Boots Riley - VAPORS
Massive Attack album delayed?? - SIDE-LINE
Daft Punk joins DJ HERO - URB
Have you seen the list of contenders for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? - Reuters
and finally for now....
Do cockroaches hold their breath to stay alive - According to Australian scientists...-ABC
Yet another round-up of interesting reads from yours truly....
Did you know that brain structure could establish how social you are? Socialites and Cumudgeons
Recently Neptunes' producer, Pharrell had a bit to say about the need for artists to return to talent... Pharrell
Here's an interesting on the historical CBS vs Warner battle: Deconstructing
Did Bruno disable someone? Bruno Sued
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Researchers in Britain recently have said that stroke patients may be able to restore their vision by listening to music they like.
Three patients, who lost awareness of half of their field of vision, were studied at the Imperial College London. The patients were able to identify shapes and lights in the side of vision that was depleted much more accurately when they listened to music they liked than when there was silence or music they did not enjoy.
Functional MRI scans showed that listening to pleasant music as patients performed the visual testing that areas of the brain linked to positive emotional stimuli was activated. The activation of those regions coupled with the improvement of the patients' awareness of the visual world.
Dr. David Soto, lead author, said in a statement, "Music appears to improve awareness because of its positive emotional effect on the patient, so similar beneficial effects may also be gained by making the patient happy in other ways."
Things have been a bit hectic lately.... getting ready for spring! Here's a few things that may have been missed.......
Keith Thompson questions if radio should now be censoring an Eagles song after 33 years.. (hp)
AFI plans a show in June and an album release... (livedaily)
Cypress Hill is returning with a new album... (eurweb)
Darryl “DMC” McDaniels - reality show host... (Mi2N)
Bruce Willis and Tracy Morgan to star in Kevin Smith's "A Couple of Cops" (artistdirect)
and....finally....
A study was done on how people define themselves racially...does acknowledging yourself as being mixed make one more confident? (wiley)
HAVE A GREAT WEEK!
Why is Soulja Boy still around? Was there ever a time where he said something intelligent? See here: on slave owners
One more thing you may be able to blame Mom and Dad for..... all in the family
As you may know....Prince was sued (if you didn't see here)... Mike Masnick took a look at Prince and his music business.... good and bad not too long ago.... Prince: So Close, Yet So Far
And for those of you who want porn while you work.....it may soon end : Workplace
