This Is Your Brain On Music

US How we experience and process music      22/03/22

Listening to music can have a radical effect on our state of mind, as I'm sure you've experienced on numerous occasions. In this video, Life Noggin quickly details the effect that different types of music has on our brains, with more than a small nod to an award winning book by neuroscientist and cognitive psychologist Daniel Levitin on the subject - Ever wondered why you can identify your favourite song from hearing only the first two notes? Or why you can't get that annoying jingle out of your head? Daniel Levitin's breathtaking and wholly accessible book, explains why.

They've also made a video on how making/playing music changes your brain, which is linked below:

 

More videos from Life Noggin here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpJmBQ8iNHXeQ7jQWDyGe3A

 

 

 

About the author [midierror]: midierror is co-founder of Potato Audio, he makes nifty Max For Live devices, award-winning Sample Packs and hosts the 'midierror meets...' interview series speaking with all kinds of people working in sound & music. 


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