Music and the Brain
a.) December 2005
b.) The Neurosciences Institute
c.) This is a scientific st
udy preformed by a full PhD group from an "-.edu" site
- Plato: (play-tow) A Greek Philosopher; 427-347 b.c.
- neuroscience: the study of the nervous system (brain, etc.)
- neuropsychology: the study of brain damage and how it effects the body
- aphasia: the loss of ability to comprehend/speak a language
- Music has certain patterns throughout every human culture: 1) it always has a fairly constant beat, and 2) people dancers always move to that beat. This explains why we like music of other cultures that have similar sounds to our own culture's.
- Music helps initiate movement. Faster beats make you want to move more and that exercise improves emotions.
- Perception of music is not a passive process, it is an active process that causes a lot of brain activity. Different perceptions of music causes different opinions to arise, effecting the emotions of the listener.
Hi Gracie- I realize now that we all feel different emotions and feelings when we hear music. It was a good point that you made when you explained that we dance and have lots of brain activity when the beat is fast.
ReplyDeleteThanks Alaina...
Deleteyou are welcome!
DeleteYou have some good points, gracie! Such as, how music makes you move more and improves people emotions. I agree with this statment because when i listen to music, i definatly realized that im in a better mood.
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You made some good points, such as when you talked about the emotions music can cause and also how people want to move more or less depending on the song/beat. Also I read your comment on my post and I'm going to read the article later. I do agree with you and I realize that music isn't always a distraction, I was just writing information the article told me according to the experiment.
ReplyDeleteThis post made me realize that faster beats initiate movement and the listener's different emotions and opinions determine the brain activity. It made me realize this because when you go to a concert, you want to dance and your own musical preference affect the listener's emotions.
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