the confrontation between iranian and western musical cultures and especially taking the idea of western orchestra is a topic that had incongruous dimensions in iranian music. therefore, this process leads up to some questions: what is the relationship between the multiplicity of musical performance and identity of iranian music? and the other question: did such a process in its different dimen...

Background: Spatial learning and navigation is a fundamental cognitive ability consisting of multiple cognitive components. Despite intensive efforts conducted with the assistance of virtual reality technology and functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) modality, the music effect on this cognition and the involved neuronal mechanisms remain elusive. Objectives: We aimed to investigate the...

different research and theoretical approaches have been adopted in the study of the space of music production. the space of production and consumption of culture in iran as a country in transition is diverse and heterogeneous. such a diversity and heterogeneity in itself causes problems for this space. the problem of this space, which in this research work has been defined as a small social spa...

purpose the purpose of this investigation was to assess the effects of listening to music during warm-up on short-term supramaximal performances during the 30-s wingate test in highly trained athletes. methods twelve young male athletes (20.6±1.8 yrs, 177±4.4 cm and 72.3±5.3 kg) underwent two wingate tests in separate sessions with a recovery period of 48 h in-between, either after a 10 min of ...

background: despite the development of pediatric post-operative pain management and use of analgesic/narcotic drugs, post-operative pain remains as a common problem. some studies suggested, the most effective approach to controlling immediate post-operative pain may include a combination of drug agents and non-drug methods. the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of music therapy on...