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[GAVCARoCOM]

Many people listen music while working or studying and it doesn't seem to bother them. But , there are others that need absolute silence in order to finish whatever they're up to. Why does this happen?

[anastasiaC]

personal choice ....who knows?
i need noise around me......

[G.Man]

Certain music is PROVEN to aid study or work... When I was a trainer, we used to have soft music playing in the background and it worked very well...

NLP practitioners know this...

[Crivens]

Dunno why. I am a programmer by profession and we have to concentrate pretty hard to get the job done. I know a lot of programmers who code while listening to music, and infact reckon it makes them better at the job. Personally I chuck on something like AC/DC at high volume to really get something finished. No music makes me want to kill myself. I love programming, but coding travel systems (I work for companies like TUI - eg. Thomson) only holds so much facination after 12 years or so On the other hand I know plenty of programmers who cannot have music while programming. Even chatter in the background annoys them. Some of them even look like they are listening to music but in actual fact are using those sound proofing earplugs that pretty much blocks everything out, and they are playing no music whatsoever through them.

Cheers

[LENA]

Brain Areas Involved in Music and Memorization

When you listen to music, a part of the brain called the 'Temporal Lobe' becomes very active. Different parts of the temporal lobe seem to be related to different aspects of the music. On the picture, I've shown the areas that are most activated when people listen to simple melodies with orange. I drew the areas on the right side much darker than the ones on the left side. That's because when you listen to music, the two sides of the brain do different things. The temporal cortex on the right side seems process simple pitch and melody, but on the left it processes chords and harmonies. The area I've indicated is called the 'superior temporal gyrus'.

The brain areas that get activated when you are trying to memorize something depend on what it is you're trying to remember. In the 'Frontal Lobe' is an area near the front that seems to be very important for memory of all kinds. It's part of the prefrontal cortex called 'Area 46'. You'll notice though, that I've also indicated other areas in the Frontal Lobe (remember faces, and words, and maybe numbers), the Parietal Lobe (remember locations) and the Occipital Lobe (remembering visual information).

So you'll see that you use a lot of your brain when you are trying to memorize things.

That is interesting to take a look as well if you have time
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I use George Skaroulis or soft music for reading or if the text is too difficult i prefer quite but when I want to type, write stuff, find ideas and do work i want other kinds of music...and when i do house work i need rock or Greek dancing music....i dont know why...I always change music deepens on my mood and what I do...but i listen music all the time...even if i want to sleep...there i use natural sounds like waterfalls, birds and the sound of the sea...

I think music makes my mind work!!!

[kafenes]

I am a musician, so I don't have much choice. I have to listen to myself when working.

[LENA]

I am a musician, so I don't have much choice. I have to listen to myself when working.

Is that a bad thing?

[zan]

A little while ago it was reported that listening to Classical music raised your IQ level by about 2%, if I remember rightly. Listening to Rock music had the opposite effect??????

[kafenes]

No Lena, I love it. Wouldn't want to do anything else. I consider myself very lucky.

[LENA]

A little while ago it was reported that listening to Classical music raised your IQ level by about 2%, if I remember rightly. Listening to Rock music had the opposite effect??????

I dont think so canim...then you was going to have -1000% IQ level...If i understood well you are a rock fun...but your IQ level is high