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Singing Makes You Happier and Healthier Than Just Listening

Original Title

Effects of Choir Singing or Listening on Secretory Immunoglobulin A, Cortisol, and Emotional State

doi:10.1007/s10865-004-0006-9
37%

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Methodology score · 37/100

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What’s the bottom line?

When people sing in a choir, their body makes more of a germ-fighting molecule and they feel better. But when they just listen to singing, their stress hormone goes down—but they feel worse emotionally.

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Authors

Kreutz G, Bongard S, Rohrmann S, Hodapp V, Grebe D