3 Unique Brain Effects of Music

Do you love music? We all have our own taste in terms of music genre, such as love songs, pop, rock, and classic. There are also those who like instrumentals, also known as “minus one.” Whatever our genre of choice, there are effects that take place in our brain as we listen to any of our favorites.

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The effect of the music on the brain can depend on the type of music you are listening to. Here are the three unique brain effects of music that you should know.

1. Interpretation

When you listen to a happy song, you will most likely have a happy, stress-free day. Here, your brain is sent a mood signal, telling you how you should feel. You might listen to a sad song after your happy song and find your mood suddenly change. You may even call your boyfriend or husband and express those mood swings.

Your baby’s brain, being as infant and new as it is, can interpret music and have mood changes based on the sounds. They may not know the meaning of words, but they can gather their own feelings simply through interpretation.

2. Personality

Music can also effect your personality. Yes! It is true. For example, jazz might make you feel lively andy more energetic. Music has nothing to do to your personality perception, but your brain might tell you to feel livelier and more energetic. If you listen to jazz every day, these feelings can potentially drive you to become this energetic, lively person.

3. Feelings

Music can make us feel what we want to feel. The best example would be those miraculous situations you hear about, where people suddenly get better from a terminal illness. Music can create a positive emotion so strong that this person’s brain signals sends positive energy throughout their body. Now, we don’t mean to say that it can cure anything, but happiness is known to create positive effects in even the saddest situations.

Another example of how music can change someone’s feelings is when a baby can cry and cry, making you feel negative and sometimes even ill. Sing a soft song that you know the baby loves and the soothing tone in the music can suddenly change the cry into silence. Sometimes it truly does work!

Remember that music makes the world vibrant and colorful. Find your baby’s preference and you might find yourself lucky to say, “I have a happy baby!”