Effects of music on humans.
It doesn't matter if it's Bach, the Beatles, Brad Paisley or Bruno Mars. Your favorite music probably leads to a similar type of activity in your brain, when other people make favorites in theirs. That's one of the things Jonathan Burdette, MD, has found in the research on the music effects on the brain.
Jonathan Burdette, MD:
“Music touches us all, but in a very personal and unique way. Your interaction with the music is different from mine, but it's still powerful. Your brain responds if you want something or something isn't fun, including music. We are able to take some small steps in seeing that disgust looks different than loving something and much different from “favorite.”
Effects of Music on the Brain
To explore how music preferences may affect brain connectivity, interaction between individual areas of the brain, Jonathan and his fellow researchers used functional magnetic resonance images (fMRI). It depicts brain activity by detecting changes in blood flow. Scans were taken of 21 people, listening to music, which they had to say if they liked that genre or not. They were told 5 different types (classical, country, rap, rock and Chinese opera). A song was also played, which they told beforehand was their favourite song.
