Music Affecting the Human Brain

Psychology is something that can be studied at great depths for as long as we all live. The reason why is because there is always something new being learned about why we all have different ways of behaving every day.  My favorite aspect to study in psychology is the human brain and what part of the brain is responsible for what. For instance, I find it very fascinating to learn about why we learn things and how our mind can take in one thing and remember it forever.

Psychology is such a cool branch of science because like I said earlier it shows you why you act the way you do and to me, that’s the coolest thing! Have you ever wondered why you do something that can can’t be explained by genetics? Most of it can be explained by psychology and if not, it should in the next few years. There are many different experiments that can keep expanding on the knowledge that’s already known.

Like I said earlier, my favorite thing to study in psychology is the human mind, and here’s why. The human mind is affected by many things. Music for one thing can affect what mood you are in and can predict our personality. For example, a study shows that if you like pop music, your personality can be described as having a high self-esteem and hardworking but are not very creative or at ease. Country music fans are described as hardworking and outgoing. Obviously, just because you like a certain type of music does not mean that you are exactly what the psychology study shows but kind of shows you a little what you might be like. Pretty cool huh?

                Another cool thing about music that can affect the way you think and learn is that studies show that the more music you listen to with a heavy bass line, the more extravert and outgoing. However the more classical music you listen to the more creative you are and the higher IQ you would have.

                Another way music affects the brain is because it scratches every part of the brain. For example, when you are listening to music, the amygdala, which is the part of the brain that is responsible for some emotions, tends to affect the different emotions you feel. Also the auditory cortex is responsible for the first stage of hearing the music, after that, the hippocampus, which is responsible for memory, remembers the music and any musical experience.

                All of this stuff about music is just a little bit about what affects the brain, and there are many more.