Music Has An Incredible Effect On The Brain “Where words fail, music speaks.” -Hans Christian Anderson We listen to music in the car, at the gym, at home, and everywhere in between. Whether your favourite artists appear at the MTV Video Music Awards, strum on guitars in Nashville, or died hundreds of years ago when baroque was the fresh new style, there’s no denying that music is an integral part of the human experience. Because music is such an omnipresent part of our lives, it’s no small wonder that so many studies have investigated its effect on the brain. Though this field of study is fairly new, it has been made very clear that our brain activity goes through the roof when music is involved. The human brain uses different regions to process the rhythm, melody, and other attributes of music. When we listen to music, all of these areas become active, and the brain explodes with activity. Listening to familiar music utilizes the parts of the brain associated with memory, and can also help evoke an emotional response, according to a study in Human Brain Mapping. National Geographic also reports that music is linked to an increase in the white matter of the brain. […]
effect | hatás |
to appear | feltűnik, megjelenik |
to strum | penget, cincogtat |
there’s no denying | mi tagadás |
omnipresent | mindenütt jelen lévő |
integral | szerves, lényeges, nélkülözhetetlen |
to investigate | nyomozni, kutatni |
field of study | tanulmányi terület |
to go through the roof | áttörni a tetőt (magas számokra vagy eredményekre mondjuk) |
attribute | tulajdonság, jellemző |
to explode | felrobbanni |
to utilize | felhasznál, hasznosít |
to evoke | kivált, megidéz |
emotional response | érzelmi válasz, reakció |
to be linked to | összekötve valamivel, összefüggésben valamivel |
increase | növekedés |
to induce | előidéz, gerjeszt |
disorder | zavar, betegség |
to occur | előfordulni, történni |
to process | feldolgozni |
