Improve Memory With Music

Music according to Aristotle, has the ability to reconcile a troubled heart. He added that listening to music is a recreational therapy that can also foster patriotism. Some people judge, good kind of music you heard was just a matter of taste. But on the other hand believes that music can affect the emotional, physical, mental, spiritual to someone.

For some parents might think that music can disrupt children's learning process. Especially if the child preferred to memorize the songs they listen to rather than have to memorize physics formulas. Did you know that music is actually able to improve memory?

One study states that music can give children an advantage in the learning process. In recent research conducted by experts, revealed the music can also be a therapy that effectively improve memory.

Studies conducted Laurel Trainor, professor of psychology, neuroscience and behavior from McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario to prove, after a year studying music, a child will score better on memory tests than others who did not study music. No wonder that in modern schools in America and Europe, music is used to improve student academic achievement.

While at the rehabilitation center, music therapy is widely used to handle the problem of dementia and memory loss. This can happen because of the brain that processes music is located adjacent to the memory. So when someone train the brain with music therapy, it is automatically also trained memory.

In a study conducted by Dr. Felicity Baker, senior lecturer at the University of Queensland (UQ) School of Music revealed that music can even prove itself as a savior for people with dementia who have lost their ability to interact with a partner because of loss of memory.

Music has several advantages, namely because the music is comfortable, soothing, relaxing, structure, and universal. As a musical, the process of our lives, actually also have a rhythm. For example, our breathing, heart rate, and pulse, it all happened over and over and rhythmically.