{"id":6557,"date":"2017-07-20T08:30:54","date_gmt":"2017-07-20T12:30:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/healthyhorizons\/?p=6557"},"modified":"2017-07-13T11:19:39","modified_gmt":"2017-07-13T15:19:39","slug":"6557","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/healthyhorizons\/stress-busters\/6557\/","title":{"rendered":"The Health Benefits of Music"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Music helps me _______ better?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6559 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/healthyhorizons\/files\/2017\/07\/music.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"245\" height=\"181\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/healthyhorizons\/files\/2017\/07\/music.png 676w, http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/healthyhorizons\/files\/2017\/07\/music-350x257.png 350w, http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/healthyhorizons\/files\/2017\/07\/music-409x300.png 409w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 245px) 100vw, 245px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Did you know there are 15 amazing ways music helps our bodies? \u00a0Read below to discover what you don&#8217;t know, and recall your experiences with music and its benefits:<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"_3m1zw\">Benefits Of Listening To Music<\/h1>\n<aside class=\"x8ljs hO58x\">\n<div class=\"_1SX6g KAt32\">\n<div class=\"hidden-xs\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"rPlNA _220r6\">\n<div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"_2uuON\" src=\"http:\/\/0.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9c78c7c5280daace839bc757df3c0a87?s=276&amp;d=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lifehack.org%2Fwp-content%2Fthemes%2Flifehack-theme%2Fimages%2Fdefault-avatar%2FM.png&amp;r=g\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_3W8bK\">\n<div>\n<p><a class=\"ik4Pv broken_link\" title=\"Posts by Michelle Millis Chappel\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lifehack.org\/author\/chappel-michellegmail-com\" rel=\"author\">Michelle Millis Chappel<\/a>Michelle Chappel, Princeton PhD in psychology, is an internationally-acclaimed singer-songwriter, speaker, and author.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lifehack.org\/author\/chappel-michellegmail-com\" class=\"broken_link\">Full Bio<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"GTW5b\">If you love listening to music, you\u2019re in good company.\u00a0Charles Darwin once remarked, \u201cIf I had my life to live over again, I would have made a rule to read some poetry and listen to some music at least once every week.\u201d Albert Einstein declared, \u201cIf I were not a physicist, I would probably be a musician.\u201d Jimi Hendrix called music his \u201creligion.\u201d<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<div class=\"infinity-post-item _2qsU8\">\n<div class=\"_1cqfl\">\n<p class=\"oKZad\">I\u2019ve always been in awe of\u00a0people who can sing and play guitar. As a young girl, I secretly listened to singer-songwriter\u00a0music in my bedroom into the wee hours. As a rebellious teenager, I cranked rock \u2018n\u2019 roll in\u00a0the house whenever I had to do\u00a0chores. I always\u00a0felt great afterwards \u2013 now I know why.<\/p>\n<p class=\"oKZad\">Recent research shows\u00a0that listening to music improves our mental well-being and boosts our physical health in surprising and astonishing ways. If we take a music lesson or two, that musical training\u00a0can help raise our IQs and even keep us sharp in old age. Here are\u00a015 amazing scientifically-proven benefits of\u00a0being hooked on music.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"_3z6tw\">1. Music Makes You Happier<\/h2>\n<p class=\"oKZad\">\u201cI don\u2019t sing because I\u2019m happy; I\u2019m happy because I sing.\u201d \u2013 William James<\/p>\n<p class=\"oKZad\">Research proves that when you listen to music you like, your brain\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/news.discovery.com\/human\/psychology\/music-dopamine-happiness-brain-110110.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"broken_link\">releases dopamine<\/a>,\u00a0a \u201cfeel-good\u201d neurotransmitter. Valorie Salimpoor, a neuroscientist at McGill University, injected eight music-lovers with a radioactive substance that binds to dopamine receptors after they listened to their favorite music. A PET scan\u00a0showed that large\u00a0amounts of\u00a0dopamine were released, which\u00a0biologically caused the\u00a0participants\u00a0to feel emotions like happiness, excitement, and joy.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"oKZad\">So the next time you need an emotional boost, listen to your favorite tunes for 15 minutes.\u00a0That\u2019s all it takes to get\u00a0a natural high!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"_3z6tw\">2. Music Enhances Running Performance<\/h2>\n<p class=\"oKZad\">\u201cIf people take anything from my music, it should be motivation to know that anything is possible as long as you keep working at it and don\u2019t back down.\u201d \u2013 Eminem<\/p>\n<p class=\"oKZad\">Marcelo Bigliassi and his colleagues found that runners who listened to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/journals.lww.com\/nsca-jscr\/Citation\/2015\/02000\/How_Does_Music_Aid_5_km_of_Running_.4.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"broken_link\">fast or slow motivational music<\/a>\u00a0completed the first 800 meters of their run faster than runners who\u00a0listened to calm music or\u00a0ran without music. If you want to take your running up a notch, listen to songs that inspire you.<\/p>\n<div>\n<h2 class=\"_3z6tw\">3. Music Lowers Stress and Improves\u00a0Health<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"oKZad\">\u201cI think music in itself is healing. It\u2019s an explosive expression of humanity. It\u2019s something we are all touched by. No matter what culture we\u2019re from.\u201d \u2013 Billy Joel<\/p>\n<p class=\"oKZad\">Listening to music you enjoy decreases levels of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.psychologytoday.com\/blog\/the-athletes-way\/201301\/cortisol-why-the-stress-hormone-is-public-enemy-no-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stress hormone cortisol<\/a>\u00a0in your body, which\u00a0counteracts the effects of\u00a0chronic stress.\u00a0This is an important finding since\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.stress.org\/stress-is-killing-you\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"broken_link\">stress causes 60% of all our illnesses and disease<\/a>. One\u00a0study showed that if people\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/12015810\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">actively participated in making music<\/a>\u00a0by playing various percussion instruments and singing, their immune system was boosted even more than if they passively listened.<\/p>\n<p class=\"oKZad\">To stay calm and healthy during a stressful day, turn on the radio. Be sure to sing along and tap your feet to the beat to\u00a0get the maximum healing benefit.<\/p>\n<div>\n<h2 class=\"_3z6tw\">4. Music Helps You Sleep Better<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"oKZad\">\u201cMusic washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.\u201d \u2013 Berthold Auerbach<\/p>\n<p class=\"oKZad\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.better-sleep-better-life.com\/insomnia-statistics.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Over 30%<\/a>\u00a0of Americans\u00a0suffer from insomnia. A study\u00a0showed that students who\u00a0listened to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/18426457\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">relaxing classical music<\/a>\u00a0for 45 minutes before turning in slept significantly better than students who listened to an audiobook or did nothing different from their normal routine.\u00a0If you\u2019re having trouble sleeping, try listening to a little Bach or Mozart before bedtime to catch some Zs.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"_3z6tw\">5. Music\u00a0Reduces Depression<\/h2>\n<p class=\"oKZad\">\u201cMusic was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness.\u201d \u2013 Maya Angelou<\/p>\n<p class=\"oKZad\">More than\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.who.int\/mediacentre\/factsheets\/fs369\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">350 million<\/a>\u00a0people suffer from depression around the world. A whopping\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC3108260\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">90%<\/a>\u00a0of them\u00a0also experience insomnia. The\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/18426457\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sleep research above<\/a>\u00a0found that symptoms of depression decreased significantly in the group that listened to classical music before bedtime, but not in the other two groups. Another study\u00a0by Hans Joachim Trappe in Germany also demonstrated that music can benefit\u00a0patients with depressive symptoms, depending\u00a0on the type of music.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/20013543\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Meditative sounds and classical music<\/a>\u00a0lifted people up, but\u00a0techno and heavy metal brought\u00a0people down even more.<\/p>\n<p class=\"oKZad\">The next time\u00a0you feel low, put on\u00a0some classical or meditative music to lift your spirits.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"_3z6tw\">6. Music Helps\u00a0You Eat Less<\/h2>\n<p class=\"oKZad\">\u201cThere\u2019s a friendly tie of some sort between music and eating.\u201d \u2013 Thomas Hardy<\/p>\n<p class=\"oKZad\">Research at Georgia Tech University showed that softening\u00a0the lighting and music while people ate led them to consume fewer calories\u00a0and enjoy their meals more. If you\u2019re looking for ways\u00a0to curb your appetite, try dimming the lights and listening to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amsciepub.com\/doi\/abs\/10.2466\/01.PR0.111.4.228-232\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">soft music<\/a>\u00a0the next time you sit down for a meal.<\/p>\n<div>\n<h2 class=\"_3z6tw\">7. Music Elevates\u00a0Your Mood While Driving<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"oKZad\">\u201cThat\u2019s what I love. Not being interrupted, sitting in the car by myself listening to music in the rain. There are so many great songs yet to sing.\u201d \u00a0\u2013 Alison Kraus<\/p>\n<p class=\"oKZad\">A study\u00a0in the Netherlands found that listening to music can\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/22176481\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">positively impact your mood while driving<\/a>, which can lead to\u00a0safer behavior than not listening to music. The next time\u00a0you feel frustrated in traffic, turn up the tunes to improve your state of mind. It won\u2019t hurt your driving performance \u2013 it may even help you\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/22664690\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">drive more safely<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"_3z6tw\">8. Music Strengthens Learning and Memory<\/h2>\n<p class=\"oKZad\">\u201cMusic is the language of memory.\u201d \u2013 Jodi Picoult<\/p>\n<p class=\"oKZad\">Researchers discovered that music can help you learn and recall information better, but it depends on how much you like the music and whether or not you\u2019re a musician. Subjects memorized Japanese characters while listening to music that either seemed\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC3748532\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">positive or neutral<\/a>to them.\u00a0The results showed that participants who were musicians\u00a0learned better with neutral music but tested better when pleasurable music was playing. Non-musicians, on the other hand, learned better with positive music but tested better with\u00a0neutral music.<\/p>\n<p class=\"oKZad\">Memorize these results. You now have a\u00a0strategy to study more effectively for your next test.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"_3z6tw\">9. Music Relaxes Patients Before\/After Surgery<\/h2>\n<p class=\"oKZad\">\u201cHe who sings scares away his woes.\u201d \u2013 Miguel de Cervantes<\/p>\n<p class=\"oKZad\">Researchers found\u00a0that listening to\u00a0relaxing music\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/20013543\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">before surgery decreases anxiety<\/a>. In fact it\u2019s\u00a0even more\u00a0effective than being orally administered\u00a0Midazolam, a medication often used to help pre-op patients\u00a0feel sleepy that also has gnarly side effects such as\u00a0coughing and vomiting. Other studies\u00a0showed that\u00a0listening to soothing music while resting in bed\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/19583647\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">after open heart surgery increases relaxation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"MHoGp visible-md visible-lg\">\n<div class=\"_1kj1x\"><span class=\"_33Eo4\">ADVERTISING<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"div-dfp-ad-in-content-1-4-wrapper\" class=\"div-dfp-ad-in-content visible-md visible-lg\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"oKZad\">Globally,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wisegeek.com\/how-many-surgeries-are-performed-each-year.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">234 million major surgeries<\/a>\u00a0are performed each year. If you or someone you know is going into surgery, be sure to bring some soothing tunes to ease anxiety. It may work better, and will certainly have fewer adverse side effects, than the meds they dispense.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"_3z6tw\">10. Music Reduces Pain<\/h2>\n<p class=\"oKZad\">\u201cOne good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain.\u201d \u2013 Bob Marely<\/p>\n<p class=\"oKZad\">Research\u00a0at Drexel University in Philadelphia found that\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/news.health.com\/2011\/08\/12\/music-eases-cancer-patients-anxiety-study\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"broken_link\">music therapy and pre-recorded music reduced pain<\/a>\u00a0more than standard treatments in cancer patients.\u00a0Other research showed that music can decrease\u00a0pain in intensive care patients and geriatric care patients, but the selection needed to be either\u00a0classical pieces, meditative music, or songs\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/20013543\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">of the patient\u2019s choosing<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"oKZad\">Bob Marely was right about this one \u2013 listen to music you love to\u00a0take your pain away.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"_3z6tw\">11. Music Helps Alzheimer\u2019s Patients Remember<\/h2>\n<p class=\"oKZad\">\u201cThe past, which is not recoverable in any other way, is embedded, as if in amber, in the music, and people can regain a sense of identity.\u201d \u2013 Oliver Sacks, M.D.<\/p>\n<p class=\"oKZad\">A non-profit organization called\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/musicandmemory.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Music &amp; Memory<\/a>\u00a0helps people with\u00a0Alzheimer\u2019s Disease and other age-related dementias remember who they are\u00a0by having\u00a0them listen to their dearest songs. The awakening is often dramatic. For example, after\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/fyZQf0p73QM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Henry<\/a>\u00a0listens to music from his era, this wheelchair-bound dementia sufferer who can barely speak sings Cab Calloway songs and happily reminisces about his life .<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"oKZad\">Dr. Laura Mosqueda, Director of Geriatrics at the University of\u00a0California at the Irvine School of Medicine, explains that because\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.alzheimers.net\/2013-06-04\/music-therapy-for-dementia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">music affects so many areas of the brain<\/a>, it stimulates\u00a0pathways that may still be healthy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"oKZad\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.alz.org\/facts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">One in three seniors<\/a>\u00a0die with Alzheimer\u2019s Disease or another dementia, so odds are you know someone who has it.\u00a0To connect with loved ones who suffer from age-related dementia, try playing some of their best-loved music.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"_3z6tw\">12. Music Improves Recovery\u00a0in Stroke Patients<\/h2>\n<p class=\"oKZad\">\u201cI know why the caged bird sings.\u201d \u2013 Maya Angelou<\/p>\n<p class=\"oKZad\">Research at the University of Helsinki\u00a0showed that stroke patients who listened to music they chose themselves for two hours a day had significantly\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.eurekalert.org\/pub_releases\/2008-02\/uoh-ltm021508.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"broken_link\">improved recovery of cognitive function<\/a>\u00a0compared to those who listened to audio books or were given no listening material. Most\u00a0of the music contained lyrics, which suggests that it\u2019s the combination of music and voice\u00a0that bolstered\u00a0the patients\u2019 auditory and verbal memory.<\/p>\n<p class=\"oKZad\">Stroke is the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.strokeassociation.org\/STROKEORG\/AboutStroke\/Impact-of-Stroke-Stroke-statistics_UCM_310728_Article.jsp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"broken_link\">number 5 cause of death<\/a>\u00a0in the United States. If you know someone who has suffered a stroke, bring their favorite\u00a0songs\u00a0as soon as you can. Listening to them can significantly ramp up their recuperation.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"_3z6tw\">13. Music Increases Verbal\u00a0Intelligence<\/h2>\n<p class=\"oKZad\">\u201cMusic is to the soul what words are to the mind.\u201d \u2013 Modest Mouse<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"oKZad\">After only one month of music lessons (in rhythm, pitch, melody and voice), a study at York University showed that 90% of children between the ages of 4 and 6 had a significant\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/pss.sagepub.com\/content\/early\/2011\/10\/03\/0956797611416999.abstract\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">increase in verbal intelligence<\/a>. Researcher Sylvain Moreno\u00a0suggests that the music training had a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.psmag.com\/books-and-culture\/music-training-enhances-childrens-verbal-intelligence-36701\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201ctransfer effect\u201d<\/a>\u00a0which enhanced the children\u2019s ability to understand words and explain their meaning. Other research found\u00a0that musically trained adult women\u00a0and musically trained children outperformed those without music training on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/journals.plos.org\/plosone\/article?id=10.1371\/journal.pone.0003566\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">verbal memory tests<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"oKZad\">No\u00a0matter whether you\u2019re an adult or a child, if you want\u00a0to boost\u00a0your verbal skills, try taking music lessons!<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"_3z6tw\">14. Music Raises\u00a0IQ and Academic Performance<\/h2>\n<p class=\"oKZad\">\u201cMusic can change the world because it can change people.\u201d \u2013 Bono<\/p>\n<p class=\"oKZad\">Research shows that taking\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/journals.plos.org\/plosone\/article?id=10.1371\/journal.pone.0003566\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">music lessons predicts higher academic performance and IQ<\/a>\u00a0in young children. In one\u00a0study, 6-year-olds who took\u00a0keyboard or singing lessons in small groups for 36 weeks had significantly larger increases in IQ and standardized educational test results than children who took\u00a0either drama lessons or no lessons. The singing group did the best.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"oKZad\">To help your children\u00a0achieve\u00a0academic excellence, encourage them to\u00a0sing or learn to play an instrument.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"_3z6tw\">15. Music Keeps\u00a0Your Brain Healthy\u00a0in Old Age<\/h2>\n<p class=\"oKZad\">\u201cMusic is the true breath of life. We eat so we won\u2019t starve to death. We sing so we can hear ourselves live.\u201d \u2013 Yasmina Khadra<\/p>\n<p class=\"oKZad\">A study with\u00a0healthy older adults found that those with\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/health.usnews.com\/health-news\/family-health\/brain-and-behavior\/articles\/2011\/04\/25\/music-training-may-help-keep-aging-brain-healthy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"broken_link\">ten or more years of musical experience scored higher<\/a>\u00a0on cognitive tests than musicians with one to nine years of musical study. The non-musicians scored the lowest.\u00a0\u201cSince studying an instrument requires years of practice and learning, it may create alternate connections in the brain that could compensate for cognitive declines as we get older,\u201d says\u00a0lead researcher Brenda Hanna-Pladdy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"oKZad\">Business magnate\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lifehack.org\/272798\/22-reasons-people-with-creative-outlets-are-more-likely-successful\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Warren Buffet<\/a>\u00a0stays sharp at age 84 by playing ukulele. It\u2019s never too late to play an instrument to keep you on top of your game.<\/p>\n<p class=\"oKZad\">Plato\u00a0had it right when he said,\u00a0\u201cMusic and rhythm find their way into the secret places of the soul.\u201d No matter whether you\u2019re young or old, healthy or sick, happy or sad, music can improve the quality of your life in numerous\u00a0ways. It reduces stress and anxiety, lifts your mood, boosts your health, helps you sleep better, takes away your pain, and even makes you smarter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"oKZad\">New research shows that music \u201ccan communicate basic human feelings regardless of the listener\u2019s cultural and ethnic background.\u201d We\u2019ve only just begun to understand all the ways this\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/themindunleashed.org\/2015\/02\/music-indeed-universal-language-study-concludes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"broken_link\">universal language<\/a>\u00a0can profit the world. Rather than cut funds for music and art programs in schools, why not invest in exploring\u00a0all the secret places that music reaches so that we may continue to reap its amazing benefits?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lifehack.org\/317747\/scientists-find-15-amazing-benefits-listening-music\">http:\/\/www.lifehack.org\/317747\/scientists-find-15-amazing-benefits-listening-music<\/a><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Music helps me _______ better? 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