Music Shapes Your Mind in Ways You Never Knew

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Did you know that music can shape your mind in surprising ways? Listening to your favorite tunes can boost your mood, improve memory, and even enhance creativity. It activates different parts of your brain, helping with everything from learning new languages to solving complex problems. Plus, playing an instrument or singing can strengthen your cognitive skills and mental health. So next time you’re jamming out, remember, it’s not just fun – it’s making you smarter too!  #brightside   Animation is created by Bright Side.  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Music from TheSoul Sound: https://thesoul-sound.com/   Listen to Bright Side on:  Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/0hUkPxD34jRLrMrJux4VxV Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/idhttps-podcasts-apple-com-podcast-bright-side/id1554898078 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Our Social Media: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/brightside/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/brightside.official/ Tik Tok - https://www.tiktok.com/@brightside.official?lang=en Snapchat - https://www.snapchat.com/p/c6a1e38a-bff1-4a40-9731-2c8234ccb19f/1866144599336960  Stock materials (photos, footages and other):  https://www.depositphotos.com  https://www.shutterstock.com  https://www.eastnews.ru  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For more videos and articles visit: http://www.brightside.me

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00:00So, get a load of this.

00:02Cheese wheels have their own taste in music, plus different music genres have various effects

00:07on cheese flavor.

00:09For example, hip-hop music gives cheese a funky twist, while cheese chilling with Mozart

00:14turns out milder.

00:16What?

00:17Cheesemaker Beat Wamfler and a team of researchers placed nine 22-pound wheels of cheese in individual

00:23wooden crates.

00:25Over the next six months, each cheese got a continuous 24-hour loop of a single song.

00:31It was done with the help of a mini-transducer beaming sound waves directly into the cheese

00:36wheels.

00:37Okay, who even thought of doing that in the first place?

00:41So the classical cheese enjoyed Mozart, and the rock cheese jammed to Led Zeppelin.

00:46The ambient cheese listened to Yellow, the hip-hop cheese grooved to A Tribe Called Quest,

00:53and the techno cheese raved to Vril's UV.

00:56There was even a control cheese wheel left in silence.

00:59On top of that, three more cheeses were exposed to simple high, medium, and low frequency

01:04tones.

01:05The researchers examined the cheese afterward and found that the musically exposed cheese

01:10had a milder flavor compared to the silent cheese.

01:14The hip-hop cheese, in particular, had a stronger aroma and flavor than the others.

01:19A panel of culinary experts blind-tasted the cheeses to ensure the results weren't just

01:24a matter of personal preference.

01:26Their findings matched those of the research group.

01:29To dig deeper into the science behind this, the cheese underwent a biomedical survey.

01:34In that way, researchers could see if there were actual structural differences among the

01:39cheeses.

01:40This has marketing potential as well.

01:42Imagine you're in a grocery store and pick your cheese based on its musical influence.

01:47So it's not surprising that people have already requested cheeses matured to the blues,

01:53Balkan music, or ACDC.

01:58If music can affect even a cheese wheel, what can it do to us?

02:02We feel it when we're lying under the stars or tapping our feet to the rhythm at a club.

02:06Yet we're probably not thinking about the science behind it or how it affects our brains.

02:12The intersection of music and neuroscience is a hot topic these days.

02:16It brings together neuroscientists and musicians.

02:20For example, neuroscientist Richard Davidson and jazz pianist Ben Sidren focused on the

02:26concept of time.

02:28Their research has shown that staying in the present can make us happier.

02:32Davidson mentioned an experiment involving people with meditation experience.

02:37Sounds can anchor our attention and keep us in the moment.

02:41Another experiment examined the phenomenon of musical chills or shivers.

02:46Some people get that delightful tingling sensation when they listen to a piece of

02:50moving music.

02:51Researchers found that dopamine is released in the brain during moments of intense emotional

02:56response to music.

02:58If music can trigger pleasure, it might have important implications for education, biology,

03:03and health.

03:04The Mozart Effect experiments in the 1990s explored the connection between music and

03:09IQ.

03:11Listening to Mozart temporarily enhances spatial-temporal reasoning.

03:15In other words, it improves the kind of thinking needed for strategic games like chess.

03:20This led to programs in public schools designed to enhance children's problem-solving abilities

03:25through music education.

03:28But some questions remain unanswered.

03:31Why does one person get chills from a musical piece while somebody else doesn't?

03:36Musical preferences seem to develop before birth and are influenced by our memories,

03:41education, and culture.

03:43The life story of a composer can also affect our musical taste.

03:47Knowing the background of a piece of music can infuse it with a sense of wonder or historical

03:52significance.

03:53And then there's the intriguing question of whether music is a universal language.

03:59Leonard Bernstein's lectures in the 1970s explored the idea of a universal musical syntax

04:05– sounds and sequences that convey the same meaning across cultures.

04:10This concept is supported by the idea that certain kinds of music have a universal appeal

04:15and impact.

04:17Lullabies are common worldwide and can influence heart rate and respiration in neonatal intensive

04:23care units.

04:24In modern music therapy, sound vibrations are used as a rehabilitative tool.

04:31Another study says that listening to sad or happy music influences our mood and changes

04:36what we notice in our surroundings.

04:39For example, people exposed to happy music tend to identify more happy faces.

04:44Yet the impact of music on mood and perception varies from person to person.

04:49While some individuals may feel worse after listening to sad songs, others may experience

04:54emotional relief.

04:56Beyond mood and emotions, music can influence everyday tasks.

05:01For this, you need to engage with music.

05:03Dancing or attending music events can enhance happiness and overall well-being.

05:09The tempo of the music can also affect our productivity during tasks.

05:13You might've noticed how faster-paced music energizes us during repetitive or monotonous

05:19activities.

05:21How about animals?

05:22Well, in an amusing 2015 study, researchers found that cats have their own musical preferences.

05:30While they might give human music a cold shoulder, they're responsive to melodies tailored exclusively

05:35for their little furry ears.

05:38The study's lead author explained that they weren't trying to mimic cat sounds.

05:42They aimed to create music with the right pitch and tempo to charm them.

05:47They played two specially composed cat songs.

05:50In return, they received heartwarming reactions.

05:53Those included purring, strolling toward the speaker, and even a bit of affectionate rubbing.

05:59Now we're shifting our attention from felines to parrots.

06:03No, not Jimmy Buffet's parrot heads, but the real birds.

06:07A 2009 Harvard study suggested a link between vocal mimicry and musical timing in animals.

06:14In simpler terms, if an animal can imitate sound using its voice, it's got rhythm in

06:19its bones.

06:21The researchers even used YouTube, turning the platform into their experimental dance

06:26floor.

06:27They slowed down videos of animals grooving to the beat.

06:30The outcome?

06:3114 parrot species were all capable of mimicking sounds.

06:35So who knew posting videos of your pet parrot jamming to Daft Punk could be more than just

06:41cute entertainment?

06:43Alright, it's time to mooove on to cows.

06:48Just like us, they have their preferred genre of music when they want to relax.

06:53In a 2001 study, a group of cows was treated to tunes with varying tempos.

06:59Slow melodies like R.E.M.'s Everybody Hurts and Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony competed

07:05with faster beats, including Jamiroquai's Space Cowboy and The Wonderstuff's Size of

07:10a Cow.

07:11How apropos!

07:12The cows went for the slower, soothing tunes.

07:16After 12 hours of listening to them, there was a 3% boost in milk production.

07:22When you introduce a crocodile to classical music, it's pretty similar to what happens

07:26in the brains of birds and mammals when they get exposed to complex stimuli.

07:32Crocodiles are incredibly ancient creatures.

07:34They are a bridge between dinosaurs and today's birds.

07:38Understanding how their nervous systems react gives us hints about how this system has been

07:42evolving over time.

07:44You might've heard that music affects plant growth too.

07:47Do you think it's a myth?

07:49The truth is still a matter of debate.

07:51This concept that music can influence plant growth gained popularity with the publication

07:56of The Secret Life of Plants in 1973.

08:01This book discusses plants and humans' physical, emotional, and spiritual relationships.

08:06It included scientific studies that implied the positive effects of music on plant growth.

08:13One of the earliest studies was conducted in 1962.

08:17Balsam plants were exposed to classical music and had a 20% increase in their growth rate

08:24compared to a control group.

08:26There was a similar study where crops exposed to raga music yielded 25% to 60% more than

08:32the national average.

08:34Researchers experimented with various instruments.

08:37It turned out that the violin was the most effective.

08:40Engineer Eugene Canby also conducted experiments.

08:44He exposed wheat fields to Bach's Violin Sonata.

08:47Boom!

08:4866% increase in yield!

08:51Researcher Dorothea Rotella conducted experiments with different types of music, including classical,

08:57jazz, and rock.

08:58Plants exposed to soothing music grew in the direction of the speakers, while those exposed

09:03to discordant rock music grew away from the speakers.

09:07The underlying theory is that plants exhibit an empathetic response to the music they hear.

09:13They are potentially stimulated by the vibration of sound waves, which affects stuff like the

09:18music of nutrients and organelles in plant fluids.

09:22Of course, not everyone is convinced.

09:25Some skeptics argue that more research is needed, with stricter controls over growing

09:29conditions like light, soil, and water, before we can definitely link music to plant growth.

09:36Or maybe they're just singing the blues.

09:38That's it for today!

09:43So hey, if you pacified your curiosity, then give the video a like and share it with your

09:47friends.

09:48Or if you want more, just click on these videos and stay on the Bright Side!

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