The Mind, Music, and Behavior

Without the human intention, perception, and interpretation of sound, then the existence of music would be imaginary. Music includes talking words in a way that the person creates a sound that is made with the intention of being music (Deutsch, Diana 10-13, Justus & Timothy., 33-40). Besides, people can perceive silence and sound and put them together so as to call the outcome music. In Bakan’s fourth proposition, he identifies the approach as the Human Intention and Perception (HIP) approach (Resnicow, Joel E., 10-22). In other words, the proposition tries to suggest that music is inseparable from the makers; or more specifically the people who perceive and experience it. Bakan gives numerous examples to show that music is a product of human intention and perception. This paper conducts research and gives appropriate examples to show that music is only identified as music if the person is making it has the intention for their words to be music.

The brain is a soft, delicate, non-replaceable and spongy mass of tissue. Brain is considered as a kernel part of the body and has a very complex structure. The brain consists of mainly two types of tissues: gray matter (GM) and white matter (WM). The brain also contains a cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) that consists of enzymes, glucose, salts, and white blood cells. The brain is divided into three major parts, the hindbrain (including the cerebellum and the brain stem), the midbrain, and the forebrain (including the diencephalon and the cerebrum).The body is made up of many

Music has been apart of society for thousands of years and an outlet for people's stress and other problems they may be facing. It helps the brain function and understand conditions better by breaking it down and trying to comprehend it. Music has made and is still making an impact on the lives of people all around the world. Because of its impact on peoples lives neuroscientist wanted to get to the source and have been looking at the brain to determine the exact effects of music and they can now answer the question, what effects does music have on the brain? Listening to music can send pleasure to your mind, decide your emotions, lower stress, and improve learning.

What kind of music do you like? Is it rock, country, rap, pop, or something else. We all have some sort of preference that we like, and we can thank our brain for that. With this paper I will tell you how our brain reacts to music and how it affects us.

-Your brain weighs about 2.75 pounds, and is about 2% of your total body weight

At first sight it can seem that music is nothing special, but just a set of sounds without any strong

In the neuroscientific world today, we see repeatedly that the power of music can be used as a tool to fathom the connection between the brain’s cognitive functions and music. Several experiments and studies have proven the role of music in mental and physical therapy to be highly successful. The article, “Music Therapy and Cognitive Rehabilitation: Screening of Music Cognition in Adult Patients with Right Hemisphere Stroke” (Pfeiffer & Sabe, 2015), discusses one such experiment where specific musical cognition assessment tools are used to test the cognitive abilities of patients through music. The article starts by talking about the general concepts behind cognitive disabilities in stroke survivors and music rehabilitation. Many of these cognitive

Music is a reflection of the human soul that encompasses the direct emotion of the inner being. Music has existed from the beginning of time from the very creation of the universe, as the angles worshiped God. Throughout the centuries music has dramatically changed, exposing our nature of each generation time and time again. Truth is, you can expose the mindset of an individual based on the music he or she is currently listening to. The article “Surprising Science: What Music Does to Our Brains” by, Belle Beth Cooper makes eight points on how a person reacts when listening to music. Each person will react to music differently depending on their generation and perception at the given moment and has the ability to control

Unlike many forms of art, music and the human condition have a unique relationship which is tethered together by a universal language connected and understood by all of mankind. Through the creation and engagement with music, individuals are able to discover, share, and express aspects of the human experience that they would not be able to experience through other forms of art. Often, music has the ability to influence and amplify the message, such as lyrics, that the artist is attempting to convey to an individual or audience through means of rhythm and tone. The rhythm and tone produced in a work of music is formed by a numerical pattern that appeals to the human condition. Pythagoras, a 6th century BC philosopher, argued that numbers and or numerical patterns are the basis and universal language of reality because forms,

“TDLC: Music and the Brain.” Temporal Dynamics of Learning Center An NSF of Science Learning Center. University of California San Diego, n.d. Web. 16 Nov. 2015

In Macedonian hills, the music of Orpheus was said to possess certain magical qualities, having powers strong enough to alter the very behavior of people and animals. Among its abilities, the notes of Orpheus' lyre were said to calm the guard-dog of Hades (1), to cause the evil Furies to cry, and to tame the deadly voices of the Sirens (2). Was this power simply a divine and magical gift with no other explanation, or can we explain more specifically the connections between music and behavior?

Donald A. Hodges and Robin W. Wilkins, two professors of music education at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro have done research and wrote about their findings as it relates to how and why music has an effect on the human brain, in an article entitled How and Why Does Music Move Us?: Answers from Psychology and Neuroscience. In the article they go over the technique used to examine the brain’s interconnectivity as people listen to music. This technique is called Network Science. They write, "Researchers have discovered which parts of the brain are active during a variety of musical tasks, such as listening to or performing brief excerpts. They have learned that everyone has the possibility of meaningful musical experiences and

Today, we are able to listen to our own personal choices of music at any given time of day thanks to modern technology advances. In this paper, I will be highlighting the psychological effects of music, and its impact on one’s emotions because music is a separate channel of communication that affecting emotions in significant ways (Hargreaves, Mitchell & MacDonald, 2012). Music provides the benefit of releasing endorphin hormones that give confidence, good mental strength, good mood, and increase in well-being and overall happiness. Moreover music can improve creativity, stimulate learning and enhance concentration. Based on the above that mentioned, it is reasonable to assume effective use of music may even lead to improvements in job

A large number of scholars have tried to look for explanations of the impact of music on human mind. As such, the search for the answers has attracted researchers from various disciplines, including anthropology, musicology, psychology, and computer science. Many scholars have written about the importance of this research because of its effects on social attitudes and depression. Thus, psychology of music studies the psychological states underlying activities, such as listening, playing, and composing music. Currently, the use of music has been incorporated in clinics. Music therapy is referred to as the evidence-based application of music interventions to achieve individual goals inside therapeutic association.

Sound is the variation of pressure in an elastic medium (such as air) caused by a mechanical disturbance. The movement of molecules in a transmitting medium caused by a disturbance results in pressure oscillations above (compressions) and below (rarefactions) the ambient pressure level. The oscillation of sound pressure variations is referred to as a sound wave. A sound wave will move through an ideal medium longitudinally and omnidirectionally. The oscillation frequency of a sound wave determines the pitch of a sound, which is measured in Hertz (Hz). The healthy human ear can typically discern frequencies between 20 and 20,000 Hz. The amplitude of the pressure oscillations of a sound wave describes the amount of