Music can heal the soul： it helps to recall the good and produce emotional resonance.
It seems that human beings naturally like music. Music has a strong effect on improving positive emotions and reducing negative emotions. Why does it have such magical power? Professor Shahram HerSmat of the University of Illinois at Springfield summarized many studies and gave the answer:
1. Bring pleasure. Music can stimulate the reward system of the brain, like food, sex and money, and make us feel happy.
2. The rhythm in the body resonates with the music at the same frequency. When listening to music, a person’s internal rhythm, such as heart rate, will accelerate or slow down with the music rhythm, and finally reach the same frequency resonance. Especially when listening to cheerful and passionate music, a person’s body moves with the rhythm of the music, such as nodding, stepping on the foot, tapping the desktop with his hand, etc. In addition, many people like to listen to music when exercising, because music can play a role in mobilizing potential and make sports look no longer arduous.
3. It helps to recall the beauty of the past. Music can evoke good memories of the past. For example, when you hear the music played at your wedding that year, unforgettable scenes and good memories may come to your eyes one by one, making people feel warm.
4. Emotional appeal. Just like capturing other people’s emotions, people can also feel emotions from music. For example, sad music makes people feel sad, while cheerful music makes people feel high. This kind of "resonance" can make us feel understood and feel more calm inside.
5. Draw a picture in your mind. Music can effectively outline the visual image in the listener’s mind. In this sense, music is a powerful stimulus. Through the visual image inside, people who listen to music can calm down and relax.
6. Resonant lyrics. The lyrics that resonate will touch people’s heartstrings and let people release the emotions and experiences hidden in their hearts. (Lin Fan compiled)