The Relationship Between Music and The Brain

The relationship between music and the brain has always intrigued me; why dose listening to music help ease certain task, things we do everyday like driving, leaning, relaxing or working out. I will analyze music and the effect on the brain, from health to physical and mental training. Music has been around sense the beginning of humans, evolving through by culture and time. Nowadays we have a broad selection of choice, and people prefer different genres for certain activities; for example listening to motivational music which is high tempo, inspiring lyrics, catchy melodies, and associated with a bright and up lifting sensation. I have found studies on the idea of using music could help during surgeries, athletics, and learning.

Using music to enhance ones performance can be traced all the way back to the Olympic games in ancient Greece. During the Olympic games musicians would play flute music, which accompanied an event needing to be coordinated in order to aid the par­ticipants (#). Due to variations in music’s intensity, tone, and tempo that can induce intensive mental and physical responses, and technology advances, large amounts of research directed toward music and the effect on task attentiveness has being done (Brownley 193). Numerous studies have supported the use of calm and motivational music while working out through studying heart rate, respiratory system, skin temperature, pain tolerance, and anxiety management. In a trial on the “Effect of Music on the Perception of Effort and Mood During Aerobic Type Exercise the Heart Rate” showed no difference on the heart rate with or without music, however, the report showed significant positive differences between the use of music and no music relative to the perception o...

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