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Researchers Test The Effects Of Background Music On People

By Shankar Vedantam
Published August 30, 2016 at 3:02 AM MDT
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Shankar Vedantam
Shankar Vedantam is the host and creator of Hidden Brain. The Hidden Brain podcast receives more than three million downloads per week. The Hidden Brain radio show is distributed by NPR and featured on nearly 400 public radio stations around the United States.
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