How Do Sounds Affect Our performance?

 

It starts from the day we are born, the day we hear the first screams, which is ours. Ever since that day we’ve been exposed to millions of sounds, every single day of our life. Some make us calm while others make us aggressive, hyped or sad. But ever wondered how a wave signal capable of having such a huge impact on our brain? Why this pattern of waves also known as music can affect our mood? You have heard it many times before that music helps you study. Studies have shown that music produces several positive effects on a human’s body and brain. Is Music able to improve our performance specifically when it comes to studying? By looking at scientific and human surveys done on the impact of music on people, I hope that my paper will be able to provide a clearer picture of how music affects us.

 

Annotated Bibliography

 

North, Adrian C., et al. “The Effects of Music on Helping Behavior: A Field Study.” Environment and Behavior, vol. 36, no. 2, Mar. 2004, pp. 266–275.

This study is a big survey done on around 600 students, after playing different kinds of music and asking their opinion on different stuff afterward.

The way this study can help my research is with the data that they found out on how music affected the student minds

 

  1. Georgieva. “Effect of Music on Children’s Nature and Behaviour. How Music Can Educate, but Also Destroy.” Trakia Journal of Sciences, Vol 15, Iss 4, Pp 328-332 (2017), no. 4, 2017, p. 328.

This article raises the question of the influence of music on the physical, emotional and mental development of children. Why has it got such power? What are the powerful effects it has on the brain? What is the counterproductive influence of music? Which music develops the virtues and which destroys?

 

LIEFF, JON, and JENN CRAIGMYLE. “Music Therapy for the Brain Injured Client: A Closer Look for the Life Care Planner.” Journal of Nurse Life Care Planning, vol. 17, no. 1, Spring 2017, pp. 36–39.

This is a journal about how music therapy helps a brain injured client get better. And how he affected his recovery. The way this journal will be able to help my research is helping me understand how music might be life-changing to people