The Music in our Minds
Have you ever wondered how the music that we hear on a daily basis is interpreted in our minds? Music can be a very effective tool to the human brain. Unlike other sensory activities, music has a precise way of maneuvering its way into our minds. By studying the control of pitch intervals and instruments involved in a musical arrangement, neurologists are continuing to study how music may interact with the brain. Music highlights a part of the brain that is very valuable. Music is able to help with memory development, the flow of creative ideas, and also may help uncover new focus patterns. Early in the 1990s an experiment was held to prove that classical music could improve one's memory. This experiment is and has been known as “The Mozart Effect” (The Musical Brain, 3). The experiment was held at University of California Irvine, and during it the participants were asked to listen to three sounds. A sonata of Mozart, relaxing noises , and silence. After series of tests, the results came back that the participants that scored the highest on the tests listened to a sonata of mozart’s rather than a the other two sounds. As the sound travels through the ear, it converts the sound waves into a movement with specific parts of the middle and inner ear. This is converted into signals that travel in the eighth cranial nerve that leads all the …show more content…
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"Neuroscience for Kids - The Musical Brain." Neuroscience for Kids - The Musical
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"Which Brain Areas Are Most Involved In Music Listening?" Which Brain Areas Are Most Involved In Music Listening? N.p., n.d. Web. 21 May 2016.
Cooper, Belle Beth. "8 Surprising Ways Music Affects the Brain." Buffer Social. 20 Nov. 2013. Web. 23 May 2016.
Cromie, William J. "How Your Brain Listens to Music." How Your Brain Listens to Music. Harvard, 13 Nov. 1997. Web. 24 May
Have you ever wondered how the music that we hear on a daily basis is interpreted in our minds? Music can be a very effective tool to the human brain. Unlike other sensory activities, music has a precise way of maneuvering its way into our minds. By studying the control of pitch intervals and instruments involved in a musical arrangement, neurologists are continuing to study how music may interact with the brain. Music highlights a part of the brain that is very valuable. Music is able to help with memory development, the flow of creative ideas, and also may help uncover new focus patterns. Early in the 1990s an experiment was held to prove that classical music could improve one's memory. This experiment is and has been known as “The Mozart Effect” (The Musical Brain, 3). The experiment was held at University of California Irvine, and during it the participants were asked to listen to three sounds. A sonata of Mozart, relaxing noises , and silence. After series of tests, the results came back that the participants that scored the highest on the tests listened to a sonata of mozart’s rather than a the other two sounds. As the sound travels through the ear, it converts the sound waves into a movement with specific parts of the middle and inner ear. This is converted into signals that travel in the eighth cranial nerve that leads all the …show more content…
N.p., n.d. Web. 21 May 2016.
"Neuroscience for Kids - The Musical Brain." Neuroscience for Kids - The Musical
Brain. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 May 2016.
"Which Brain Areas Are Most Involved In Music Listening?" Which Brain Areas Are Most Involved In Music Listening? N.p., n.d. Web. 21 May 2016.
Cooper, Belle Beth. "8 Surprising Ways Music Affects the Brain." Buffer Social. 20 Nov. 2013. Web. 23 May 2016.
Cromie, William J. "How Your Brain Listens to Music." How Your Brain Listens to Music. Harvard, 13 Nov. 1997. Web. 24 May