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Love at first listen: It only takes 5 seconds to like a song, NYU study finds 

NYU researchers looked into why people love and hate different music, and found that they typically know whether they like a song within seconds of listening to it.
Ujji Bathla, Staff Writer February 14, 2023

If you’ve ever immediately skipped a song on Spotify, or liked a new song after only a few seconds, you’re not alone, according to a recent NYU study. The study determined...

Poster for Bushwick's upcoming Fox Fest music event. (Courtesy of Mir Huang)

NYU Psych Lab Launches Its Own Fyre Festival

NYU’s Fox Lab will highlight the intersection of music and psychopathy in a music festival set to be the first of its kind.
February 22, 2019

Taking inspiration from the ill-fated Fyre Festival, the NYU Psych Lab is now hosting a music festival of their own, FoxFest, that is the first of its kind. It will feature a slew...

Facade of the NYU Department of Psychology (via NYU)

The Golden Age of Music, Defined in an NYU Psych Lab

Psychology professor Pascal Wallisch led a study with undergraduate students about generational music preferences.
Nicole Rosenthal, Music Editor February 19, 2019

To many in Generation X, the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s are idealized as the golden age of music. According to a new psychological study at NYU, younger generations might feel the...

The Professors Issue

The Professors Issue

Connor Gatesman, Music Editor November 27, 2017
NYU is well-known for it's wide range of talented professors. In the Professor Issue, WSN interviewed some of these individuals with the intent of learning how and why they do what they do.
NYU Professor Studies Possible Link Between Music and Psychopathy

NYU Professor Studies Possible Link Between Music and Psychopathy

Jillian Harrington, Staff Writer November 27, 2017
NYU Professor Pascal Wallisch explains his findings linking individuals with psychopathic tendencies and the music they listen to.
NYU Professor of Psychology Pascal, who conducted a study on movie reviews, at a TedxNYU talk.

Don’t Judge a Film by its Rating

Jillian Harrington, Staff Writer November 6, 2017
NYU professor Pascal Wallisch conducted a study that concluded film ratings do not impact an individual's opinion on any particular film. WSN talked to Wallisch about his study.