Music = Better Mental Health?
Author: UNB College of Extended Learning
Posted on Oct 7, 2022
Category: News and Events , Music
New research shows music can be just as important as exercise to boosting wellbeing
According to sciencealert.com, new research has emerged that shows singing, playing, and/or listening to music has a similar impact to our mental health as exercise and weight loss!
These findings are based on an meta-analysis (i.e. combining results from multiple scientific studies) and is just another example from a multitude of recent studies that are connecting music to welbeing. The reasons behind this connection, and how much music improves wellbeing, are still being studied.
Read the Science Alert article
Want to bring more music into your life?
The Centre for Musical Arts (CMA) is UNB's music hub and offers a variety of non-credit and credit music programs.