Music can aid in Creativity

Music can aid in Creativity

“Turn that off!”  Sound familiar?  Well, now you can increase your creativity, and light up your entire brain with a little music, try classical.  For my students, Yes - that is a 45 rpm record – way before your time.

Researchers from the University of Jyväskylä, Finland studied this very topic and using fMRI (functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging).  Dr. Alluri led the team and observed rhythmic, tonal, and timbral components evolve over time.   They also noted that listening to music employs large scale neural networks beside the auditory areas of the brain.   Some of you listen to classical music when studying, this aids in retention of information as more areas of the brain are stimulated.

Science aside, we know how good we feel when a good song hits the radio, take that feeling and create it again by listening to some music.  So the next time someone tells you to “Turn that off!” suggest that you are merely developing your creative side J

Reference:

Suomen Akatemia (Academy of Finland). "Listening to music lights up the whole brain." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 6 December 2011. <www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111205081731.htm>.