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What\u2019s the best music to listen to as you study? It\u2019s an interesting question and one with multiple possible solutions. Research into music and brain function has been growing over the last couple of decades, which points the way towards answers.<\/p>\n
But, the results aren\u2019t as clear-cut as they may seem.<\/p>\n
In a 2007 study<\/a>, a research team at the Stanford University School of Medicine looked at how the brain is engaged when you listen to music. Using MRI tests, the study found that music activated certain areas of the brain, namely those specifically involved with:<\/p>\n Interestingly, peak brain activity<\/a> was observed during the silences between movements of music. That reaction is synchronized across multiple test subjects while listening to the same music. The music of English baroque composer William Boyce was used because it was familiar in structure, but not well known.<\/p>\n The effects of classical music on brain functions related to learning, in particular, have been the subject of numerous studies<\/a>.<\/p>\n A study from the University of Tsukuba in Japan looked at the effects of music on concentration, reviewing several previous studies.<\/p>\n A 1993 research paper<\/a>, for example, found performance on spatial tests was higher when subjects listened to Mozart. A lively Mozart sonata was compared to a slow Albinoni adagio. In that study, music aided the completion of spatial tasks \u2014 but only for those listening to the Mozart piece.<\/p>\n However, the Japanese researchers decided to differentiate between the music participants liked, and music they were not already familiar with. The findings were interesting.<\/p>\n There\u2019s no one-size-fits-all<\/strong><\/p>\n While music can have a positive effect on cognition, memory, and attention, results seem to be individual on some level.<\/p>\n \u201cThere isn\u2019t a recipe for everyone,\u201d Nathalie Gosselin from Universit\u00e9 de Montr\u00e9al\u2019s BRAMS International Laboratory for Brain, Music and Sound Research told the CBC<\/a> in 2019. \u201cIt would be great if there was a magic type of music that allowed everyone to focus. Unfortunately, what might work for one individual could be annoying or even distracting for someone else.\u201d<\/p>\n\n
Classical music in particular<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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The Mozart effect<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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