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What makes us dance? It really is all about that bass

If you dance more when the bass hits, it could be because of your vestibular system.

Sometimes, it really is all about that bass.

A recent study in the journal Current Biology found that people danced 12% more when very low frequency bass was played.

The study was done by scientists at the LIVElab at McMaster University in Ontario, Canada, who wanted to see what musical ingredients make

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