The brain knows everything about us and controls us.
And it also reacts very sensitively to music – so much so that it looks for melodies and rhythms even in everyday noise. Many of us believe that melody and harmony are the best cures for the blues, and listening to classical music can make us smarter and cure serious illnesses. Is it true? Does music really have such a powerful effect on the human body?
Norwegian music neurobiology teachers Are Brean and Geir Ulve Skeie help you look inside your own head and see what happens there when you listen to your favorite song.