1. The Body, Brain, and Emotions
An Informative Presentation by Nicole Curry

2. Introducing… Musical responses Spiritual & physical Changing moods
Strengthen/Weaken emotions
Positives of music

3. How it Transfers sound Converting sound waves by vibration
Wavelengths/frequencies
Electrical signs
Cranal nerve to brain
Auditory cortex (both sides)

4. Responses of Body Processed in right hemisphere Neurons respond
Releasing hormones
Examples: working out (lifting, running tempo, meditation)

5. Responses of Mind Brain taught & stimulated for performance
UMA Medical Center high tech imaging
Measures blood vessel size while listening
UCLA Mozart study
listen to nothing, Mozart, relaxation tape

6. Emotions

7. Brainwave Entertainment Music
Tunes brainwave rhythms of person to specific states
Happy, sad, angry, etc.
Benefits: increase brain power, balance electrical activity, improve memory, balance emotion, regulate sleep cycle

8. Genres & Emotion Heavy Metal: depression/anger
Jazz: uplifting/joyful (serotonin)
Classical: calming effect, increase endorphons, thirty minutes = one dose of valium
Hip hop: subconscious state of anger by repeated lines

9. Lyrics & Emotions Easily relatable = more emotions
Songs that tell stories
Happy lyrics = happy emotions, Sad lyrics = sad emotions, etc.

10. Brain Computer Interface
Center for Computational Neuroscience
Technology that links thoughts, commands, and emotions from brain to computer
Way patient feels = song played

11. Benefits of Music on Brain/Body
Therapy: seizures, lowering blood pressure, treating ADD, mental illness, depression, stress, insomnia, premature infants
Change metabolic rates, increase/decrease blood pressure, effect energy levels and digestion, dyslexia, pain management, coma, dementia

12. Studies to Prove This? Music aided hens to lay eggs
Cows yield more milk
Wheat grows faster
Rats chose to go to music

13. Work Cited