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The Power of Music

“My heart, which is so full to overflowing, has often been But why does music appear to ease pain? While exact
solaced and refreshed by music when sick and weary” mechanisms remains unclear, many researchers believe
Martin Luther once said. one reason is because listening to music triggers the
release of opioids in the brain, the body’s natural pain
Music:- it’s an explosive expression of humanity. It’s
relievers.
something by which we all are touched. No matter what
culture we are from, everyone loves music. Music and Memory

Most of us would wholeheartedly agree with this Certain songs have the ability to remind us of certain
statement and it is this universal bond with music that periods or events in our lives –some that make us smile,
has led researchers across the globe to investigate its and some we would rather forget. With this in mind
therapeutic potential. researchers are increasingly investigating weather music
may aid memory recall.
We can all think of at least one song that, when we hear
it, triggers an emotional response. In 2013 a study published in the journal “MEMORY
Reducing Pain and Anxiety & COGNITION”enrolled 60 adults who were learning
Hungarian. The adults were randomized to one of the
“One good thing about music, when it hits you feel no three learning tasks: speaking unfamiliar Hungarian
pain” Bob Marley once said. According to some studies phrases, speaking the same phrases in a rhythmic fashion
this statement may ring true. or singing the phrases. When asked to recall the phrases,

Listening to calm, relaxing, self-chosen music reduces pain the researchers found the participants who sang the
and increases functional mobility significantly among 22 phrases had much higher recall accuracy than the other
patients according to investigators. two groups.

Increasing research has also suggested that music can These results suggest that ‘listen-and-sing’ method can be
help aid brain recovery such as—stroke. used for memorizing foreign language or any other thing
which seems difficult while memorizing.
“Music can heal the wounds, that medicine can’t touch”
–Debasish Mridha.

So next time while hearing your favourite track and
dancing on it…don’t forget to keep in knowledge that it
is healing some of your pain and reducing some of your
tension.
Rian Rathi
Class XI
Section : Commerce

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