One of the Psychology research on music says that “Listening
To Music Can Change The Way You Judge Facial Emotions”.
It is often said
that music is the language of emotions. Simply, we are moved by music. But can
these musically induced emotions arising through the auditory sense influence
our interpretation of emotions arising through other senses (eg visual)?
A recent research project led by Dr Joydeep Bhattacharya
at Goldsmiths, University of London showed that it is indeed possible to
influence emotional evaluation of visual stimuli by listening to musical
excerpts before the evaluation. Volunteers listened to a short musical excerpt
(15 seconds) and then judged the emotional content of a face.
The research found that the prior listening to happy
music significantly enhanced the perceived happiness of a face and likewise
listening to sad music significantly enhanced the perceived sadness of a face,
and this music-induced effect was maximal when the face was emotionally
neutral. Further, by recording brain waves, the study showed that prior
listening to music could induce changes in the brain activation patterns which
are usually not directly under our conscious control.
"What surprises us," Bhattacharya said,
"is that even as short as 15 sec of music can cause this effect. However
more research is needed to find how long the effect lasts or if, and how, other
factors such as musical preference, personality, control this effect."
So next time you meet your boss, listen to a happy tune
beforehand. At least they will appear pleasant even though they might reject
your holiday application!
"Although music is primarily related to auditory
modality," Dr. Bhattacharya commented, "it has functionally
significant cross-modal components: some of which we can consciously control,
and some others, possibly not!"
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Music can play a crucial role in how we work, especially if we learn to use it to increase our productivity. No matter what type or style of music we like, or at what rhythm allows you to express yourself better.
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