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Chennai: In what has come as good news to music lovers a recent study has found the benefits of listening to songs while driving. While previous studies have proved that respiration rate was lower during music listening compared to rides without music and no effects of music were found on heart rate this new research by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) has indicated that driving is 'absolutely impossible' without music. Doug Seserman chief executive officer American Associates Ben-Gurion University of the Negev said “Music is an essential universal language which we can all appreciate. Undoubtedly though the concerns that stem from the results of this study are worth considering”. 140 young adults responded to the study published in Psychomusicology: Music Mind and Brain..