Science on the effects of music

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Science on the effects of music Professor 03/15/15 (Sun) 11:14:43 No.19

http://scienceblog.com/77379/listening-to-classical-music-modulates-genes-that-are-responsible-for-brain-functions/

Why is it that such studies always look at classical music? Specifically Mozart. It's becoming a cliche, and might obfuscate some results, for example related to what type of music you like.

Is there a study on how metal music improves concentration and other things, separating the results into groups which like the type of music from those who don't? Because I think whether you like it or not probably has a lot to say.

Besides that this study here is a little weird. In its title we have "music modulates genes", suggesting they are able to connect the effects to genes, although from what I can ascertain there's only talk of functions which are associated with certain genes. I suppose if no other study has looked at it that way it might be of some interest; "a shared evolutionary background of sound perception".

Professor 07/04/15 (Sat) 14:21:43 No.143

Here's a vaguely related recent article:

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-100-year-debate-about-the-eardrum-comes-to-an-end/

It's more about morphology, but it might also dispel the notion of a shared evolutionary background of sound perception in that it might be more likely convergent evolution.