Background Music
THE PSYCHOLOGY OF BACKGROUND MUSIC
Several studies now link the influence of music on brain activity to behavioral response. Recently published articles investigate the influence of music on brain activity by trying to make sense of how we listen to music. It claims that the act of listening is actually an act of neural prediction.
The ability to anticipate forthcoming events has clear evolutionary advantages, and predictive successes or failures often entail significant psychological and physiological consequences. In music perception, the confirmation and violation of expectations are critical to the communication of emotion and aesthetic effects of a composition.
Researchers examined the brain waves of twenty participants while they listened to various hymns. They found that it was the unanticipated pitches, outside of the melodic pattern, that caused a spike in brain activity and an interesting sequence of neural events.
An element of surprise required to activate certain neural processes but that music affects some primary neural mechanisms. It is common knowledge that music is linked to emotional response as we experience it on daily basis but observing how background music can affect behavior can be far more powerful.
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