http://www.livescience.com/culture/090306-music-emotion.html
I have always thought that musicians had a more complex understanding of emotions then the average person, to be able to tap into these personal areas to breathe life into something completely new and personal is not easy and an area many people are afraid to share with others. This article has reaffirmed some of those beliefs.
A study was conducted by nueroscientists where participants were shown a subtitled nature film while listening to 250 millisecond clips of a distressed baby's cry. Through electrodes, sensitivity to the sound was measured, especially the more complicated parts that communicate emotions.
The result was that musicians were able to tap into the emotional aspects of the sound directly, while others could not "compartmentalize" the sound as easily. So it is assumed that since the musicians brian's responded more accurately and quickly then the non-musician, there would be a transition into other aspects of emotion perception. Musicians process parts of sound more efficiently that include the same elements sufferers of language disorder have problems with. It is hypothesized that children with some of these disorders could benefit from musical knowledge. Identifying emotions fast and efficiently can translate across many aspects of life, from the classroom, to the bedroom (says the article).Upon further investigation there are actually many studies that link music and emotion.
I would like to see the actual journal article of this study to see if it is legitimate , because the article was rather short and lacked explanations for a number of things psychologists would be interested in. Especially about parts of the brain that may be different in musicians, or what part of music even responds to the brain. I'm assuming it involves the amygdala (because of emotions) and the auditory cortex that is in the temporal lobe, but i couldn't find a very clear answer, most cites simply site the left hemisphere. What is clear is that the benefits of music can not be explained easily. I would like to know more.
I have always thought that musicians had a more complex understanding of emotions then the average person, to be able to tap into these personal areas to breathe life into something completely new and personal is not easy and an area many people are afraid to share with others. This article has reaffirmed some of those beliefs.
A study was conducted by nueroscientists where participants were shown a subtitled nature film while listening to 250 millisecond clips of a distressed baby's cry. Through electrodes, sensitivity to the sound was measured, especially the more complicated parts that communicate emotions.
The result was that musicians were able to tap into the emotional aspects of the sound directly, while others could not "compartmentalize" the sound as easily. So it is assumed that since the musicians brian's responded more accurately and quickly then the non-musician, there would be a transition into other aspects of emotion perception. Musicians process parts of sound more efficiently that include the same elements sufferers of language disorder have problems with. It is hypothesized that children with some of these disorders could benefit from musical knowledge. Identifying emotions fast and efficiently can translate across many aspects of life, from the classroom, to the bedroom (says the article).Upon further investigation there are actually many studies that link music and emotion.
I would like to see the actual journal article of this study to see if it is legitimate , because the article was rather short and lacked explanations for a number of things psychologists would be interested in. Especially about parts of the brain that may be different in musicians, or what part of music even responds to the brain. I'm assuming it involves the amygdala (because of emotions) and the auditory cortex that is in the temporal lobe, but i couldn't find a very clear answer, most cites simply site the left hemisphere. What is clear is that the benefits of music can not be explained easily. I would like to know more.
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