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Music helps with making memories from long ago feel relevant again. When you hear a song that had specific meaning to you in the past, the memory of that moment will come back with unbelievable details.
Alzheimer’s patients can sing the songs that they learned as young adults. This is a promising step in treating patients suffering from dementia and those with brain injuries.
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This happens because music stimulates the entire brain and not just segments of it. Using this knowledge can help you in various ways.
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Ambient music at 70 decibels will increase specific creative tasks by activating the parts of the brain that think in abstract ways.
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Studies found that 90% of children exposed to music experienced physical changes in their brains and that allowed for increased transfer of cognitive information.
In a study conducted by York University, children exposed to music tested higher on verbal IQ tests involving word recall, information analyzation, and language-based reasoning.
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Fast melodies make time seem to accelerate. Slow songs make time seem to slow down.
Grocery store checkout lines and waiting rooms both use music because it alters a person’s judgment of time.
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Music is powerful enough to control all levels of pain when an injury occurs. Music helps bridge the gap between events when the brain experiences it.
Creating music can have a positive effect on physical comfort, energy, fatigue, and anxiety.
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Several studies confirmed that particular character traits correspond to musical preferences. For example:
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Listening to your favorite music will help stimulate adrenaline secretion, and other hormones, which will boost your mental focus and physical energy levels. This is also true during exercise sessions and other household chores.
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Certain types of music increase a person’s visual attention levels.
Stroke patients who participated in a small study. showed improved eye movement and task completion during the times when they listened to pleasant music.
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The rhythms of a song, together with physical actions, can help the brain to transfer memories of that moment to your long-term storage centers. Dancing to music has the same effect.
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Music provides the foundation for social activities that help to connect people. This is especially true if they share similar tastes in music.
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A common side effect associated with heart disease includes stress and anxiety.
Studies have shown that by listening to music, stress and tension levels dropped in patients treated for coronary heart disease.
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Listening regularly to music that brings you joy can help you to identify facial expressions and body language associated with happy emotions.
Music therapy shows the largest improvements in emotional IQ with children on the autism spectrum.
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Our brains respond differently to happy or sad music.
One study revealed that participants interpreted a neutral expression as happy or sad to match the tone of the music they heard.
A moderate noise level is ideal to improve our creativity. It increases the processing difficulty which stimulates abstract processing, leading to higher creativity.
High noise levels impair our creative thinking because we feel overwhelmed and struggle to process information properly.
Different genres correspond to our personality. For instance:
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Some studies show that music can help improve movement in patients who have Parkinson’s disease, or people who have lost mobility or battle with language due to a stroke.
In one study, in particular, Alzheimer’s patients seem to maintain the ability to recognize music.
Listening to music engages a huge network throughout the brain because music has so many components to it. It keeps your brain fit and healthy.
Music is also very therapeutic. It can lift your mood and help you to relax.