The Surprising Way that Music Can
Boost Your Mood
We’ve all experienced the physiological response that
music has on our bodies, whether we’re dancing to it or jamming out with our
headphones on. But how exactly does it work? In this article, we’ll explore the
ways music can boost your mood—whether you have depression, anxiety, or another
mood disorder—so you can feel your best no matter what life throws your way!
Listening to music can
lower stress levels
Music is a universal language. It can be used to show
love, happiness and sadness. For example, a song could be written to tell the
story of two lovers who are separated by an ocean, with one being on land and
the other on a ship. The song will then make the listener feel sorrowful and
nostalgic while they wait for their lover to return home. This mood can change
when another type of music is played. You may start feeling happy or even
energized because of what you are hearing. It's amazing how music can affect
your mood without you even realizing it!
Music can improve your
cognitive performance
A new study suggests that listening to music could be
a way to improve cognitive performance, in ways that may surprise you. In an
experiment, researchers from the University of Zurich had one group listen to
pleasant classical music and another group listen to unpleasant heavy metal for
20 minutes. They found participants who listened to classical music performed
better on a math test afterwards than those who listened to heavy metal. The
researchers believe this is because the participants who listened to classical
music experienced increased blood flow in the brain and had better moods after
listening, which may have helped them perform better on the math test.
Listening to different types of music can change your mood and affect how you
feel.
The idea of listening to
music while working may seem unlikely or unusual, but recent research has
suggested it could be a good way to enhance your cognitive performance. A study
published in Frontiers in Human Neuroscience suggests that when listening to
pleasant classical music, participants performed better on a math test than
those who listened to heavy metal. The researchers believe it was because
listening to classical music led to better moods, which resulted in enhanced
mental functioning. In other words, your moods can be affected by different
types of music.
Music can increase your
productivity
We all know how music can affect our mood in a major
way. It can be used to create the perfect environment and put us in the right
state of mind to do our best work. On the flip side, we also know how it can
get us down when we're feeling sad or tired. But there's actually a lot more
ways music affects our mood than we realize. For example, one study from 2008
found that children who listened to a happy song increased their activity level
by 13% compared to those who listened to no song at all. Furthermore, another
study found that listening to upbeat songs for ten minutes led participants to
feel happier and more energetic overall - even if they were just listening
passively!
Music can boost your
immune system
According to a study done by the Sloan Kettering
Cancer Center, people who listen to music, either live or recorded, during
cancer treatment have a better chance of recovering quicker than those who
don’t.
This is because music has been proven to boost your
immune system and promote relaxation. It also can help manage side effects like
nausea or vomiting associated with chemotherapy. By playing calming music in
the background during treatments, patients often report feeling less anxiety
and lower levels of stress hormones in their blood stream.
While listening
to music can help with some cancer treatment side effects, it’s important to
check with your doctor first. Make sure to listen to songs without lyrics, as
you may need to avoid anything too distracting or disturbing. While there
aren’t any specific studies done on how different genres of music affect mood
and health during cancer treatment, it seems a little bit of everything may be
good for you. Some people report feeling an emotional response after listening
to mellow rock or more lively dance music. Just make sure not to push yourself
past what makes you comfortable so you can keep your focus on getting well
again.
Music can improve your
sleep quality
A study found that listening to music before bed can
improve sleep quality. Participants who listened to music had a more restful
sleep, and those who didn't listen to music had less restful sleep. Another
study concluded that slow music with a low tempo helped subjects fall asleep
faster and stay asleep longer, while upbeat songs shortened the time it took
for subjects to fall asleep. The soft repetition of lullabies is often used as
a form of meditation and relaxation. After all, we all know how calming it can be
to hear our own mother's voice singing us to sleep!
We all know how
relaxing and soothing music can be. It’s a great way to unwind after a long
day, but studies suggest that listening to music at night couldhave some big
benefits for your health and wellbeing, not just justt before bedtime. That's
because music has been shown to enhance mood, reduce stress and increase
relaxation. So whether you're trying to destress at home or using music as a
tool in your meditation practice, it's hard not to love all of these proven
benefits of background tunes.