The Brain And Music's Influence On The Brain

When we listen to music, it is processed in many different areas of the brain. The extent of the brain's involvement was hardly known until the early nineties, when a functional brain imaging became possible. Once the sound has traveled to the rest of the brain it starts its course through it. This is the real issue though, because scholars find it very hard to precisely pick out the pattern of how music travels through the brain. On the other hand, there are key spots that are noticeably influenced such as: corpus callosum, which separates the brain hemispheres and the functions of the brain. The motor and sensory cortex, where movement and sensory functions are stored. The most important parts however that are influenced are the amygdala,
which makes your emotions react to music. And the hippocampus, which stores memory of music and its contents. These are important to this particular subject because they are largely significant in impacting the emotions felt (Habibi & Damasio).