In Reply to: Mind enhancing music... posted by Wellfed on February 21, 2006 at 15:47:28:
There is quite a bit of evidence that music does affect mood and mental state.How long have parents sung lullabys to children to relax them and put them to sleep? How many times has music set the stage for romance? How many times is music used to raise the emotions of a crowd?
When you are watching a movie, you might not always be listening to the score of the film consciously, but it affecting your perceptions of what you are seeing on the screen.
I seem to recall brain scans showing different areas reacting to different types of music, and brain wave patterns changin.
So, given that music can affect your mental state and how you feel, it is not a stretch to propose that certain types of music promote reflection, or concentration. However, I am not sure that the same music will have the same affects for all people, or all cultures.
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- Re: Mind enhancing music... - Lynn 17:55:49 02/21/06 (0)