#016 - Music & Science
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Based on Research by Martina T. Mitterschiffthaler, Ph.D.. Psychology Science Minute written by Juanita N. Baker, Ph.D.
SubTitle: Can scientific evidence help us make wiser decisions?
Psychology Science Minute brought to you by the School of Psychology at 麻豆传媒映画, I鈥檓 Dr. Sarah Arnett.
You just heard some opening stanzas from Johann Strauss鈥檚 Radetzky鈥檚 March. Why did we select that to open? Whenever you hear that phrase, we want your mind to perk up and listen, thinking, 鈥淎h, Psychology Science Minute!鈥 When we were thinking about choosing a theme song, we discussed wanting to have something catchy and happy to make our listeners feel good. Ok, we could have chosen something like Disney鈥檚 鈥淶ip-a-dee-doo-dah,鈥 Tchaikovsky鈥檚 1812 overture, or Lady Gaga鈥檚 latest, Born This Way. But what does psychology science suggest?
Previous research shows that music evokes comparable emotional responses across different musical categories and cultures. Dr. Mitterschiffthaler and her colleagues verified ratings of 5 happy, 5 sad, and 5 neutral songs by subjects. In their research, only with happy music did the Magnetic Resonance Imaging show increased BOLD signal in the anterior cingulate area of the brain 鈥appy music impacted a different part of the brain than the sad or neutral music. Therefore, we selected a piece that her study verified as impacting this area of the brain.
So we invite you to sit back and let the music make you happy in your anterior cingulate!
That鈥檚 your 麻豆传媒映画 Psychology Science Minute. I鈥檓 Dr. Sarah Arnett.