A new Finnish research team have found that practising an instrument can make you a better communicator by altering the brain. Sound, and by extension music, is a primal form of communication. We can express emotion, tell stories, inspire empathy, trust and compassion through the sounds we make, and […] Click here to view original…
If you want to firm up your body, head to the gym. If you want to exercise your brain, listen to music. “There are few things that stimulate the brain the way music does,” says one Johns Hopkins otolaryngologist. “If you want to keep your brain engaged throughout the […] Click here to view original…
Your brain uses the left side to make sense of lyrics and the right side for a song’s melody. A song fuses words and music. Yet the human brain can instantly separate a song’s lyrics from its melody. And now scientists think they know how this happens. A team […] Click here to view original…
Music surrounds us–and we wouldn’t have it any other way. An exhilarating orchestral crescendo can bring tears to our eyes and send shivers down our spines. Background swells add emotive punch to movies and TV shows. Organists at ballgames bring us together, cheering, to our feet. Parents croon soothingly to infants. And our fondness has…
Music provides us with a melody that connects our current culture to that of our ancestors. It provides us with a tool that can increase focus, inspire harder work, or chase a dream. We often use music to share our love with family and friends. It can be used to communicate any emotional state, including…
Music has a central role in human society because it so strongly evokes feelings and affects social activities and interactions. The study of music’s influence has greatly increased knowledge of emotion in the brain. Studies show that technology has advanced music and recent studies show dramatic effects on all the brain regions that are related…
Music is part of our life. Music has had deep roots in human culture throughout history. Listening to, enjoying, or playing music sometimes gives us pleasure, sadness, comfort, and even touches us deeply, causing life-changing experiences. Why does music have such a powerful affect on our brain? Click here to view original web page at…
Whether you are rocking out to Macklemore & Ryan Lewis in your car or reading with Bach in your bedroom, music has a special ability to pump us up or calm us down. Scientists are still trying to figure out what’s going on in our brains when we listen to music and how it produces…
I’m a big fan of music, and use it a lot when working, but I had no idea about how it really affects our brains and bodies. Since music is such a big part of our lives, I thought it would be interesting and useful to have a look at some of the ways we…
