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Music affects many physical processes in the body. It changes the heart rate, affects respiration and blood pressure, and also affects muscle tension and hormone balance. Music can bring back memories and even relieve pain.
The reason for this lies in the natural response to the sounds of music, which, with proper coordination, affect the limbic system, exactly where emotions arise. Also, if pain is felt, the pain is suppressed by the secretion of the controlling beta-endorphin.
For example, by choosing the right music for meditation, the body releases the hormone norepinephrine, which is the opposite of the stress hormone cortisol. Research in the field of modern nerves shows that a huge flood of endorphins are released in the body after listening to music.
Rather than the type of instrument, I would say the tempo, harmonies, rhythms, and bass lines can slow a listener's heart rate, reduce blood pressure and lower levels of the stress hormone cortisol. This concept of entrainment in music lower our heart rate is most clearly seen in work with neonates, where a music therapist can entrain with the babies heartbeat with a drum and then gradually slow down the rhythm as the heart follows.
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The concept of the iso-prioncipal is also an interesting phenomenon, that goes back to the ancient greeks, Music is matched with the mood of a client, then gradually altered to affect the desired mood state.demonstrates
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Science-backed one: make a playlist of the 10 songs found to be the most relaxing on earth.
https://www.inc.com/melanie-curtin/neuroscience-says-listening-to-this-one-song-reduces-anxiety-by-up-to-65-percent.html
it depends on the quality of music and the sound's frequencies (high or low)
In my opinion, the harmony of music allows us to focus better and to mitigate stress and therefore alleviates our tensions.
Listening to music while studying promotes mental performance. Let's face it - it will not raise our IQ by a few points, but it will help create better conditions for acquiring knowledge
The sound of guitar, piano and other musical instruments can easily attract the human brain and heart. Piano playing also has a special role in music therapy. Extensive use of these musical instruments to easily remove tension is able to affect the human mind.
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