I’m a neuroscientist. Here’s why our brains need pop concerts | Bala Subramaniam

<p>Attending a Nick Jonas show with my kids was an invitation to ‘collective effervescence’. We need these shared experiences now more than ever</p><p>Three years ago, I agreed to accompany my children to a Nick Jonas concert. The appeal of the Jonas Brothers, and in this case only one of them, was unfamiliar territory.</p><p>The concert happened to land on a particularly inconvenient day. As I sprinted out of the hospital, my mind was filled with the “what if’s” and “should haves” about our work that day.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/14/pop-concerts-brain-benefits">Continue reading...</a>