Can music make you smarter?
March 20th 2008 01:47
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Some say it can.
It's the auditory effect that can do it for you.
They say it is an important feature in evolutionary survival and is thought to have been a 'prelude' (pardon the pun) to language.
Have you heard of the Mozart effect? music supposedly rewires the brain.
The ancients were very concerned about the power of music.
The contoversy continues but there are implications for your brain for your own creative and learning processes.
What happens in our brains when we make music or when we just listen to it?
What do you think and feel about this, I'd love to know.
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Comment by Nomad
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anyway music is soothing and i think it does help your brain
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Katyzzz.. Mozart's music is very metrical. When he starts with one theme, he finish the piece with the same theme. There is always a really balanced rhythm and tone. That is the reason why they say listening to Mozart can help an infant develop their brain waves to synchronize with the music. Hence make them better in Maths (or smarter in general)
There is a saying in Chinese that my mum always says to me "a child that learns music will never turn bad" - although we are talking classical music in general - and I do believe in it.
Most of all, it teaches you appreciation
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That's not to say that I think it's not worth playing it for children, if for no other reason than to foster an appreciation of the arts, but the idea that it has some sort of significant impact on brain development is pretty dubious....
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It was a good article to which you referred me.
However, tuning into the alpha waves in the brain is reputed to assist learning, certain music does this.
I debunk much research, it is just too easy to draw the wrong conclusions or attribute results to the wrong circumstances, I would claim that most of these types of studies belong on the junk pile.
However, the neuroplasticity of the brain in later life and the ability to make new cell bodies and connections has been firmly established and music can do this as can many other things.
But I also believe those who bombard their brains with pop type music and at too many decibels are in fact doing harm.
I believe in the thinking capacity of the brain, for those sufficiently well endowed to do so, and that thinking capacity of mine tells me there are far too many studies claiming too many things to be of any value at all, and can in fact prove harmful.
But, having said all that, strategically planned appreciation of certain music and learning music can allow these new processes to grow, expanding the capacity of the brain, effectively allowing this 'rewiring' to take place, music certainly stimulates the brain and with some music I can actually feel a physical change within my ears and my own brain, resulting in clarity of thought.
But I shall always be 'off centre' to most views, which makes me unique but unacceptable in the eyes of some.
Nevertheless I tend to only place here what has firm scientific backing, not the wishy washy stuff not deserving of the term 'research' at all.
My aim is to follow through on the recommendations of the Mayo clinic about what can be done to prevent and/or delay dementia.
I do my best not to make extravagant claims.
Once again, I was very interested in the article you left for me, it was much appreciated, I, for one, have missed you around Orble, lets hope we see a lot more of you. Time is always a problem, I know this.
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Comment by Winston
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Still, music is beneficial for a number of other reasons and should always be encouraged!
Thanks, by the way. It's nice to be back here
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See you both soon, after I've had the weekend off ( well, sort of)
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Very interesting post! I am glad that music makes 'ya smarter! Music is my life!
Mis
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