万万没想到：听重金属音乐有助于平复愤怒

 　　A recent study has found that "extreme" music genres² -- including heavy metal, emo, punk and screamo -- may actually help calm angry listeners. Researchers say the results contradict the notion such music is linked to aggression³ and delinquency.

　　最近的一项研究发现“极端的”音乐类型——包括重金属音乐、情绪摇滚、朋克摇滚和尖叫核（注：一种以尖叫声为特征的情绪摇滚乐）——事实上可能有助于平复听歌人的愤怒情绪。研究者说研究结果否定了这类音乐与攻击性还有犯罪有关的想法。

　　The study, published in the journal Frontiers in Human Neuroscience in May, was conducted at Australia's University of Queensland. Researchers asked 39 extreme-music lovers to describe a frustrating⁴ situation involving relationships, finances or work. To measure participants' emotions, researchers monitored their heart rates and asked them how they felt throughout the anger-inducing process. Some participants then sat in silence for 10 minutes, while others spent 10 minutes listening to the extreme song of their choice.

　　在澳大利亚昆士兰大学进行的这项研究5月份出版在《人类神经科学前沿》，研究人员让39位极端音乐爱好者描述在人际关系、财务或工作上的沮丧状况。为了衡量参与者的情绪，研究人员监控了他们的心率，问他们在生气过程中感觉如何，一些参与者默默地坐了10分钟，同时其他人听了10分钟他们选的极端歌曲。

　　万万没想到：听重金属音乐有助于平复愤怒

　　Instead of increasing listeners' anger, the extreme music calmed them, producing a result similar to sitting in silence.

　　极端音乐没有加重听歌人的愤怒，反而使他们平静下来，效果和安静坐着差不多。

　　“We found the music regulated sadness and enhanced positive emotions,” Leah Sharman, a student at the university's School of Psychology⁵ and co-author of the study, stated in a release. "The music helped them explore the full gamut⁶ of emotion they felt, but also left them feeling more active and inspired."

　　“我们发现这种音乐能控制悲伤，增强正面情绪，”一名昆士兰大学心理学学院学生同时也是这项研究的合作作者利亚·沙曼在期刊上表示，“这种音乐帮他们探索感受到的所有情绪，也使他们感觉更积极，更受鼓舞。”

　　However, the study does note that the soothing⁷ effects of extreme music may be unique to fans of the genre¹.The researchers say they're still unsure of the effects of extreme music over longer periods of time, and they didn't measure factors like personality and the "tendency to ruminate⁸."

　　然而，这项研究确实注意到极端音乐的舒缓效果可能只对这种音乐的歌迷有效。研究人员说他们仍不确定极端音乐有什么更长期的影响，而且他们并没有测试像个性和“有沉思爱好”这些因素。

　　But the choice to listen to angry music to match an angry mood may be an active way to understand and regulate negative emotions.

　　但是选择听愤怒的音乐来应对愤怒的情绪可能是一种积极的理解和控制消极情绪的方法。

　　So play on, metalheads.

　　所以，“重金属”摇滚乐迷们，继续听你们的音乐吧！

1 genre   

n.(文学、艺术等的)类型，体裁，风格

参考例句：

• My favorite music genre is blues.我最喜欢的音乐种类是布鲁斯音乐。
• Superficially,this Shakespeare's work seems to fit into the same genre.从表面上看， 莎士比亚的这个剧本似乎属于同一类型。

2 genres   

（文学、艺术等的）类型，体裁，风格( genre的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Novel and short story are different genres. 长篇小说和短篇小说是不同的类别。
• But confusions over the two genres have a long history. 但是类型的混淆，古已有之。 来自汉英文学 - 散文英译

3 aggression   

n.进攻，侵略，侵犯，侵害

参考例句：

• So long as we are firmly united, we need fear no aggression.只要我们紧密地团结，就不必惧怕外来侵略。
• Her view is that aggression is part of human nature.她认为攻击性是人类本性的一部份。

4 frustrating   

adj.产生挫折的，使人沮丧的，令人泄气的v.使不成功( frustrate的现在分词 )；挫败；使受挫折；令人沮丧

参考例句：

• It's frustrating to have to wait so long. 要等这么长时间，真令人懊恼。
• It was a demeaning and ultimately frustrating experience. 那是一次有失颜面并且令人沮丧至极的经历。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 psychology   

n.心理，心理学，心理状态

参考例句：

• She has a background in child psychology.她受过儿童心理学的教育。
• He studied philosophy and psychology at Cambridge.他在剑桥大学学习哲学和心理学。

6 gamut   

n.全音阶，(一领域的)全部知识

参考例句：

• The exhibition runs the whole gamut of artistic styles.这次展览包括了所有艺术风格的作品。
• This poem runs the gamut of emotions from despair to joy.这首诗展现了从绝望到喜悦的感情历程。

7 soothing   

adj.慰藉的；使人宽心的；镇静的

参考例句：

• Put on some nice soothing music.播放一些柔和舒缓的音乐。
• His casual, relaxed manner was very soothing.他随意而放松的举动让人很快便平静下来。

8 ruminate   

v.反刍；沉思

参考例句：

• It is worth while to ruminate over his remarks.他的话值得玩味。
• The cow began to ruminate after eating up grass.牛吃完草后开始反刍。