6 Health Benefits of Listening to music

A study shows, listen to give effect to some parts of the brain, responsible for memory and vision-related.

"For example, a recent study in Canada showed that there is a causal relationship between music and core part of the brain that react to stimuli (food, light, sex)," said Dr Victoria Williamson, professor of psychology at Goldsmith College in London.

So what are the health benefits that you can be able to listen to music?





1. Improve mood (Mood)
The reaction of people when listening to music are generally different. But whatever your choice of music, a 2011 Canadian study, published in the journal Nature Neuroscience suggests that listening to your favorite music can help melt a bad mood.

Research at McGill University in Montreal showed that listening to music can trigger the release of the hormone dopamine.

2. Focus
This is a little strange, but the evidence suggests that mendenggarkan music can help you to concentrate. A tool 'digital tonic' which is called Ubrain, claims can help the mind focus and relax.

This application is based on binaural beats (which can stimulate the specific activity in the brain) that helps you to increase your energy, your mind and improve mood while listening to favorite music.

"With the help of the brain cortex produces certain waves, we can induce some parts of the brain remain intact, depending on the goals we want to do," explains clinical psychologist from Brigitte Paris Forgeot.

3. Increase endurance
Listen to certain music can actually help you run faster. A study at Brunel University, West London has shown that music can help to increase endurance by 15 percent, improve morale and energy efficiency of 1-2 percent.

Instead, choose a song that suits your exercise tempo. Listening to music while you exercise will provide metronomik effect on the body, allowing you to exercise longer.

4. Better mental health
Music can be an effective treatment and positive for people dealing with mental health conditions.

"There are two different ways are used in music therapy: either as a means of communication and self-expression or for the quality inherent restorative or healing," said Bridget O'Connell.

5. Relieve stress
Research in 2011 from the mental health charity shows, nearly a third of people listening to music to give the spirit at work. And one in four people admit that they listen to music while traveling to work to help manage stress.

6. Patient care

Music really can have a significant positive impact on patients with long-term illnesses, such as heart disease, cancer and respiratory conditions.

Many experiments have shown that music can help lower heart rate, blood pressure and help relieve pain, anxiety, and improve the quality of life of patients.

"Music can be very useful for someone who is in a situation where they have lost control of their external environment," said Dr. Williamson.

"With the music they can regain a sense of control that

"The brain is very complicated - there are many elements involved in creating a sense of excitement - not surprisingly, there is research that indicates that the release of dopamine associated with feelings of pleasure," said Bridget O'Connell, head of information from the Mental Health Charity Mind.