Morgan BellSilence, not music, affects mood
May 8th 2006 11:31
Classical music contributes to mood - and intelligence?
Music’s effect on our moods stems from the fact that it appeals to both left and right sides of our brains. Rhythm, for example, is largely mathematical, and caters to the logical left brain, while heart-wrenching melodies satisfy the emotional right sides of our brains.
“Whereas we use words to communicate facts, we use music to communicate and evoke emotions,” psychologist Dr Mike Lowis of University College Northampton told Saga Health News. “The emotional effects are believed to synchronise the brain cells and nerve pathways. For instance, it's almost impossible not to tune your walking to the pace of a piece of music you are listening to.”
Now, researchers from Italy and the UK have found that it is the silence between the tones, and not musical tones per se, that induces feelings of relaxation. "…music may give pleasure (and perhaps a health benefit) as a result of this controlled alternation between arousal and relaxation," said researcher Dr Luciano Bernardi of the University of Pavia, concluding: “Appropriate selection of music, by alternating fast and slower rhythms and pauses, can be used to induce relaxation and reduce sympathetic activity and thus may be potentially useful in the management of cardiovascular disease."
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So you technically have literal control over what mood you want the music to put you in.
people are led to assume themselves into thinking, that classical genre music makes you calm while metal can make you more agressive and angry.
For some people, music can have a different affect on the mind.
interesting, isn't it?
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