What are the effects of ambient music and the brain?!


Question: That's a large and debated question.
Many psychologists feel that ambient music directly affects your mood. In some cases it may trigger a memory attached to the piece or type of music - even if you don't realize it. The memory may come immediately to mind, or you may just feel "strange".
For example: if you were listening to a certain song after you ended a relationship painfully, and that song (or something similar) is playing in the background somewhere, you may feel sad, but not recognize why.
Also, whatever ambient music is playing in a certain situation may change your CURRENT perception of the event. If you have a chance, play a rock and roll song - something you might hear in a light-hearted college movie - over the opening scene of the movie "The Shining" - The scene is simply a car going up a forested mountainside. The light music prepares you to feel happy, experience comedy, etc. Now play the real music - feel the difference? You now feel foreboding, suspense, fear.
Also, in some cases, the abrupt or noticable absence of sound can also be suspenseful - dragging out the moments.


Answers: That's a large and debated question.
Many psychologists feel that ambient music directly affects your mood. In some cases it may trigger a memory attached to the piece or type of music - even if you don't realize it. The memory may come immediately to mind, or you may just feel "strange".
For example: if you were listening to a certain song after you ended a relationship painfully, and that song (or something similar) is playing in the background somewhere, you may feel sad, but not recognize why.
Also, whatever ambient music is playing in a certain situation may change your CURRENT perception of the event. If you have a chance, play a rock and roll song - something you might hear in a light-hearted college movie - over the opening scene of the movie "The Shining" - The scene is simply a car going up a forested mountainside. The light music prepares you to feel happy, experience comedy, etc. Now play the real music - feel the difference? You now feel foreboding, suspense, fear.
Also, in some cases, the abrupt or noticable absence of sound can also be suspenseful - dragging out the moments.

Depends on the brain. If it fit your tastes you'd probably find it relaxing. Signs of relaxation include but are not limited to decreased muscle tension, lower blood pressure and slower heart and breathing rates. If you disliked it you might experience signs of irritation. Signs of irritation include but are not limited to headache, increased muscle tension, raised blood pressure and increased heart and breathing rates.





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