The Negative Effects Of Music On The Brain
Music has accompanied the human existence since the beginning of time, it has been used to shape culture and society, to give us entertainment and to even give emotion such as fear and excitement, it is an essential part of human life. People may not realize it but music is used in everyday life, everything is done with a rhythm whether it be anything from brushing teeth to walking or even writing or typing up a paper. Music affects everyone in different ways and has a physical and an emotional effect on everyone no matter what their age and no matter what the genre of music. It is used in schools, workplaces, and stores just about anywhere a person could think, and there is a good reason for it, because everyone loves it. Although there are
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Not all music is beneficial to the brain and body, depending on what a person listens to it can negatively impact their brain. There have been numerous studies done on plants and animals such as rats to test the different genres of music on the brain, one done on rats showed that when the brains of one group who had been exposed to rock and heavy metal music had been dissected the neural networks and structures or their brains were twisted up compared to a group listening to classical music who had relatively strong neural networks and structures (“Potential Negative Impact of Music”). Other studies done on plants show that those exposed to rock music had a slower growing rate than those that were exposed to classical music, it has also been shown that the plants exposed to rock music grow away from the speaker instead of growing in a normal direction (‘The Effect of Music on Plant Growth”) . This though may not affect you at all it all depends on the music a person likes and what their brain likes, "A piece that is disturbing and upsetting to one person may have no or little injurious effect on another"(Roberto Assagioli). This could explain why everyone likes different genres of music and why there is so many different genres of music. Music affects all of us differently, it does not matter what genre it is as long as it helps that
Not all music is beneficial to the brain and body, depending on what a person listens to it can negatively impact their brain. There have been numerous studies done on plants and animals such as rats to test the different genres of music on the brain, one done on rats showed that when the brains of one group who had been exposed to rock and heavy metal music had been dissected the neural networks and structures or their brains were twisted up compared to a group listening to classical music who had relatively strong neural networks and structures (“Potential Negative Impact of Music”). Other studies done on plants show that those exposed to rock music had a slower growing rate than those that were exposed to classical music, it has also been shown that the plants exposed to rock music grow away from the speaker instead of growing in a normal direction (‘The Effect of Music on Plant Growth”) . This though may not affect you at all it all depends on the music a person likes and what their brain likes, "A piece that is disturbing and upsetting to one person may have no or little injurious effect on another"(Roberto Assagioli). This could explain why everyone likes different genres of music and why there is so many different genres of music. Music affects all of us differently, it does not matter what genre it is as long as it helps that