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Some of us always work with background music, some of us can’t. Let’s shed some light on what science tells us about music and focus.
Authors : Sophie Akkermans – Illustration : Roselyne Chauvin – Editor : Annelies van Nuland
References
- http://www.businessinsider.com/10-minute-trick-to-boost-your-productivity-2016-1?international=true&r=US&IR=T (Daniel Levetin)
- https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2017/08/30/nooit-opereren-zonder-muziek-12746134-a1571629 (Anneli Haake)
- Shih, Y.N., Huang, R.H., Chiang, H.Y. (2012). Background music: effects on attention performance. Work, 42(4), 573-578.
- Shih, Y.N., Chien, W.H., Chiang, H.S. (2016). Elucidating the relationship between work attention performance and emotions arising from listening to music. Work, 55(2), 489-494.
- Perham, N. & Currie, H. (2014). Does listening to preferred music improve reading comprehension performance? Applied Cognitive Pyschology, 28(2), 279-284.
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