Do you have chills when you hear a good song or feel an unusual sensation in your body when listening to music? If so, you are unique and belong to a special category of people in this world according to scientists!
People who can experience sensations like a lump in the throat or goose bumps when they hear music are unique and special.
The study
A study was conducted by an undergraduate student, Mattew Sachs, at Harvard on individuals who have sensations while listening to music. He examined the phenomenon to see how these sensations were triggered in the body.
In the study, Matthew Sachs examined 20 students, ten of whom admitted to having felt chills when listening to music, while the other ten did not feel such a feeling. Brain scans, which are brain scans, of all twenty students were taken and examined carefully.
The results
Sachs discovered that the brain cells of people who feel the thrill of listening to music are those who have a physical and emotional attachment to music. The structures of their brain cells differ from those that do not have such attachment. The fiber volume in the brain cells of the first category is denser, allowing these cells to communicate better.
The fibers form a link between the areas that treat the emotions and the auditory cortex, which makes these people very sensitive to emotions. According to Sachs, having more brain fibers means having more efficiency between two areas of the brain, which means you have more efficient information processing between them. So people who have chills while listening to music are likely to have more intense emotions and have high receptivity. In addition, it is noted that these sensations are related to the person's memories related to a particular song.
The study by Sachs was published in Oxford Academic and although the study was done on a small scale, it proved a significant difference in the structures of human brain cells.
Sachs continues her research to look at the brain activity of people who feel this goose bumps while listening to music. In doing so, he hopes to learn the reason behind this neurological activity and find a cure for psychological and mental disorders.
Moreover, music has very beneficial effects on mental health. Indeed, recent research shows that listening to music improves our mental well-being and stimulates our physical health in a surprising and surprising way.
Music makes you happier
Research shows that when you listen to music that you like, your brain releases dopamine, a neurotransmitter of well-being. Valorie Salimpoor, a neuroscientist at McGill University, has injected eight music lovers with a radioactive substance that binds to dopamine receptors after listening to their favorite music. The results showed that large amounts of dopamine were released, which biologically led participants to experience emotions such as happiness, excitement and joy.
Music reduces depression
More than 350 million people suffer from depression around the world. A study by Hans Joachim Trappe in Germany has also shown that music can be beneficial for patients with depressive symptoms, depending on the type of music. Meditative sounds and classical music have raised people's mood, but techno and heavy metal have made it even lower.
Music helps you eat less
Research at Georgia Tech University showed that soft music and dim lighting while people ate led them to consume fewer calories and enjoy more of their meal. If you're looking for ways to curb your appetite, try dimming the lights at home and listening to soft music the next time you want a meal.