By Angela Khurana There’s no denying that music can have a significant influence on emotions and behavior. Music is quite powerful: it can cause you to forget your emotions. Music stimulates more parts of the brain than any other human function, changing the brain and the way it works (“‘The Power”). Classical music, in particular,…
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Written By Caroline Yao Jazz washes away the dust of everyday life. Art Blakely To define jazz music, one must scroll through the lexicon of words associated with the sound of jazz to come up with a description of the art form. Words such as smooth, cool, nice, swinging, and jazzy describe the art form.…
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Written by Chelsea Ling Have you ever listened to music while you were on a jog or when you were working out? I certainly have. People who listen to fast-paced music while exercising tend to be able to go further and usually get much more out of the experience than their peers who do not.…
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by Eve Baird In 2018, I received funding from the Centre for Aging and Brain Health Innovation and the New Brunswick Health Research Foundation to pilot and research The Sleep Kit in long-term care and community settings across New Brunswick. The Sleep Kit is a small box of alternative sleep therapies that I developed aimed…
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Humans are born with the ability to both make music and speak. The idea that these abilities are separate is largely debated. Many say that our natural disposition for music comes from our ability to speak, or vice versa. Several components of language such as intonation and rhythm were things that we adapted for speech…
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I cannot live or write without music. It stimulates the normally dormant parts of my brain that come in handy when constructing fiction. Aleksandar Hemon, Fiction Writer Music has so much power. It has been found that music activates more parts of the brain than any other known stimulus. Somehow, it can make us cry…
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Most people have felt the well-known rush of memories and emotions when listening to an old song. Usually, these memories are detailed recollections of the moment or time period that they listened to that particular song or genre. But why are these memories so well preserved? And what makes them different from any other memory?…
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You may remember something that you learned or experienced several years ago: this is long term memory. Unlike short term memory, memories from minutes/hours ago, long term memory refers to distant memories, usually measured from years to decades, and the lasting retention of information and skills. Long term memories are relatively permanent compared to short…
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Music acts as a mechanism that helps to process emotions and can be exploited as a calming agent, or medicine for grief. It is honestly a fundamental attribute to almost every animal species, from humans to birds. All animals have their own form of music, which is special to their species, but why? What is…
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It is well known today that music has several benefits. Even inside the womb, babies have responded positively to music, and many of us can see that our own mood changes when we listen to certain songs. While many effects of music on the brain are not fully understood, several studies have shown that listening…
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