Music envelops and floods us, excites us, travels back in time, gives us strength and fills us with moments of peace, music is everywhere, in every sound, in every rhythm and in every voice, but what really happens to our brain When do we hear a song?For example, with music, we can activate and activate the two hemispheres of the brain and create more connections between them.
The human brain is composed, as mentioned above, of two hemispheres, the left hemisphere is responsible for the most logical part, reasoning, numbers, language, etc. , on the other hand, the right hemisphere deals with the most intuitive, imaginative and creative functions. .
- Since our birth.
- There are already sounds that help the development of our brain.
- The baby can recognize even the voice of the mother before any other sound.
- The truth is that the ear is one of the first senses that develops in children.
What happens when we listen to music?Does the right side of our brain make us imagine and let our emotions fly, while the left side will be activated by analyzing the works and emphasizing the most rational part, such as the meaning of words, musical figures, rhythms?
The plasticity of the brain in childhood is enormous, and with music it is possible to activate both sides of the brain and make the hemispheres create more connections, it is something that adults can also work on, in this sense, although changes occur less pronouncedly and slowly (our neural plasticity is less), we can also enrich the architecture of our brain.
Some of the benefits we can get from music learning related to the left hemisphere of our brain:
If, on the other hand, we look on the right side, some of the improvements we may have would be:
If we focus on emotions, we can also modify them according to the activated part of the brain, so how can we help ourselves with music in the social sphere ?, if we can activate emotions that unern or encourage empathy to approach others, we will lead our brain to create new connections and new routes, activating new emotions with melodies.
It is extraordinary that all the emotions described here can be activated with one sense, the ear.
We can listen to a song and relax, as we can also listen to a melody that can activate or get in a good mood or recharge the batteries How can we take advantage of the opportunities offered by the music?
Each song has the ability to trigger an emotion. Music therapy is an example of everything that has been discussed. It’s about using music and all its elements in your favor; considering that everyone should use it in their own way.
Music therapy allows us to develop in a new context, know ourselves through music and explore the emotions that sometimes accompany us as a background melody, without attracting the attention of our consciousness.
Remember that we can communicate in different ways (with or without language), improve relationships, movement, organization, let ourselves be carried away and free ourselves to explore a new world with our eyes closed, all to improve hemispheric integration and personal well-being. Are we offering you? Press play and let us go, dare to discover yourself and fly with the music.