Dear Wojciech,

Research indicates that people value music primarily because of the emotions it evokes. Down below I added three articels about neuroscience and Music especially about the impact of music on our brain, metabolisem and psychoneuroimmunological effects.

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Greetings

Egon

Thank you very much, did you find something coresponding to impact of harmony in music on brain waves? (I have some idea how do use it but first need to know about state of art.

Greetings

Wojtek

Dear Wojciech

Leibnitz concerned music as the unconscious mathematics of the soul. I added you some literature, empirical researches and one review.

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Greetings

Egon

Thank you, i am working on implementation of harmony rules using artificial neural network to use in computer generation of music. I have an idea to connect it with impact on human behavour.

Leonard Bernstein gave a most profound series of lectures at Harvard:- "The Unanswered Question", in which he applied the ideas of Chomsky to music.

I do not hold with the ideas of Chomsky myself, but, on the other hand, the arguments and insights of Bernstein certainly require consideration.

In the first of his lectures Bernstein demonstrated how the fundamental 'phonemes' of western music may be derived from the harmonics of a single string. He followed this with an abbreviated journey through the history of western music in which each leap of complexity followed the higher harmonic complexities implicit in the relationship between these phonemes!!

It seemed to me that if we could demonstrate that the brain was, in fact, a sort of 'universal syntax' detector, then we wouldn't need Chomsky at all.

.. that aside, I believe that there is evidence to show that each leap of complexity achieved in the history of western music has facilitated the channeling of energy (via the brain) through greater and greater degrees of structure - that is to say, brain functioning is essentially a thermodynamic process. However, the channeling of energy is not arbitrary, it is constrained by a cognitive system where cognition may be loosely described as the process by which 'parts' may become 'wholes' through virtue of the relations between them. Our experience of this in a plastic medium (sound) that we can structure specifically to be experienced - the aesthetic - music!

If these ideas hold any water, then there should be a strong corellation between hormonal release and the degree to which the music embodies complexity AND the degree to which the subject intuitively appreciates the music.

You are right but i know and used before Chomsky trees with tonal music, i know A Generative Theory of Tonal Music (GTTM) by Lerdahl and Jackendoff but this is only music - lingusitic approach. I know that music is able to create emotions but in my idea is to check how as changing the harmonic content or a certain sequence harmonic or lack can affect a reduction in aggression. This means, unfortunately, help is needed i think endocrinologist specialist .

In the United States ( NASA ) and Germany ( Max Planck Institute ) conducted lengthy experiments that result , it was found that the noise waves necessary for synchronization of biological rhythms and well-being of all life on Earth.

Today we know that people experiencing heavy loads and stress, need these waves. In addition, acutely aware of the absence of Schumann waves and mature vegetative sensitive people and the chronically ill . This can lead to headaches , disorientation , nausea, dizziness , etc.

To date, electromagnetic background of the planet due to human activities has undergone significant changes and contaminated to such an extent that the body " can not hear " Schumann waves .

For this reason, NASA uses wave generators Schumann for normal functioning of the staff. Schumann waves - real life factor.

czesc Kris:)

pity but French is incomprehensible for me totaly:-(

maybe something could be in english too?

Regards

Wojtek

That you Olga, its interesting and i hear about that before but this is not exactly what I mean in my idea.

I'm pretty sure that the appropriate harmonics sound may increase or decrease ex. level of adrenaline. The problem, the need for research to prove it, so the team from various fields of science is necessary and of course the funds for it.

Regards

Wojtek

Some experts believe that not only the genre , rhythm and tone of the work are important , but the fact on which it was a musical instrument to play the melody . The sound of a single musical instrument affects a certain organ of the human body. For example stringed instruments (violin, guitar , harp and cello) - have a salutary effect on the cardiovascular system. In addition , the sound of strings causes a person a sense of gratitude , compassion and sacrifice.

Playing the piano and piano harmonizes the mind , clears the thyroid leads to normal operation of the genitourinary system . Organ sounds normalize the energy flows in the spine and stimulate brain activity . Wind Instruments purified bronchi and improve the respiratory system , as well as a positive effect on blood circulation. In turn percussion treated liver and the blood system .

First scientific explanation of the influence of music on human health sounded from the lips of the ancient Greek scientist and philosopher Pythagoras - "Every melody synchronizes the operation of the internal organs . This happens because any of our bodies - a source of energy and electromagnetic waves given frequency , as well as the sounds of music are also waves , they come into resonance with them - and the settings of our bodies change . When the melody sounds , its acoustic field is imposed on the acoustic field , and it turns out that we experience a certain kind of cell massage. "

Pythagoras cured many as mental and physical illness , with a specially composed tracks them . Every morning he started with singing , he said it helped him to initiate activity to daily life and free your mind from sleep . And in the evening he sang songs in order to calm nerves and tune in to stay.

Pythagoras did not hesitate about the impact of music on the human body , and everywhere proved a huge impact on her feelings and emotions , the mind and body. He even introduced as a concept - "musical medicine ." "The soul must be free from nasty intellect influences solemn and majestic chanting , which relies accompany the lyre " - spoke Greek scholar .

Yes all that is true and all these are base for my reflection. I want to focus on the process of harmonization, which I over the years do. What is the impact of the corresponding harmonics on emotions.

Dziękuję bardzo:) for all these. I see that all anwers from you give me certainty that what I wanted to explore is brand new. Now, only to find that resources and the team.

The impact of music on health via the human stress response (hormones). 

http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0070156