Music: How Influential Is It?

Here are 5 interesting facts about it:

 

Music came into existence quite a long ago, and since its inception it has been serving the same purpose which is to entertain people. But it has become much more than just a way to gratify our thirst of entertainment. It now falls in our daily habit. Whether it be travelling to a place, studying or working. Music seems to be our company everywhere. Some people claim that a piece of music has changed their lives, it helped them get out of a bad place mentally, it even helped some people fight depression. Well today we will find out if it is actually that influential. Let us now explore 5 interesting facts about music.

 

 

#1 Mozart Makes You Smart! 🤓

The Mozart Effect Conjecture basically implies that if one listens to Mozart’s songs for sometimes, he becomes smarter that before for a short amount of time. A research carried out by Dr. Gordon Shaw in 1993 which shows us that if a person listens to classical music, his/hers IQ is raised by up to 9 bars. It might sound amusing to some of us, but it is a fact. While listening to intelligent music, our spatial reasoning gets boosted up. Spatial reasoning is a specific kind of visualization that we use while solving math, playing chess and solving critical problems. So listening to music to boost productivity is actually a thing! I guess now we can all convince our parents to buy us a fancy pair of headphones!

 

 

#2 Music Repairs Brain Damage 🧠

Brain damage is a matter of concern for all of us. Although, sometimes we might be suffering from brain damage without knowing it. The roots of this mental complicacy might be a trauma or some events of the past that is still bothering us. And the consequences of it can lead to memory loss. Listening to music amends this mental difficulty too. It has been proven that music can be responsible for neurogenesis, which is to give birth to new brain cells. No wonder why we subconsciously plug earphones into our ears while going through a tragedy.

#3 Music Lights Up Our Brain 💡

Going through our personalized Spotify library helps us to focus on our chores. The tunes flowing inside our head actually activates our brain cells. Parts of brain that are responsible for creativity and emotions are lit up while listening to a song. So, keeping the headphones on while finishing our homework are justified now!

#4 It Reflects Your Personality 💁👱

Music preferences says a lot about a person. Studies say that extroverted and conventional people listen to pop music very much. On the other hand, Introverts with high self-esteem tend to be creative, intelligent and ease. And they choose to listen to Jazz, Classical and Neo-Soul music for their satisfaction. We can also judge a person’s mood by checking what song he or she is listening to. Likewise, from now on, it should not be vague to us anymore about why a Pink Floyd listener does not get along well with a Arijit Singh fan.

#5 Music Releases Stress 🛀

Music has a profound effect on our mental state. While going through hard times we often prefer slow songs that eventually makes us feel better. Now the question arises that to what extent is it true. According to research conducted by researchers from Stanford University, it has been proved that our brain changes it’s functioning to the same extent as medication. Listening to slower tempo songs actually releases our muscles and our minds. A 60 BPM (Beats Per Minute) song can calm us down and slow our heart rate, it also synchronizes our brain with our slower heart rate which causes alpha brain waves to radiate through our nervous systems. This kind of brain waves is what is present while we are in a calm or relaxed state.

So, we learned today that music has a profound effect on our body and mind. Maybe from now on we should think deeply about what kind of music we want to listen to and not just see it as a way of relaxation.