“Rhythmic music may change brain function and treat a range of neurological conditions, including attention deficit disorder and depression, suggested scientists who gathered with ethnomusicologists and musicians at Stanford's Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics May 13.”
MindBeatz - Rhythm is the foundation of the MindBeatz curriculum and dictates almost all of the motion throughout the series. Adjusting to the changes in rhythm is one of they concepts in engaging and improving focus.
Listening to music lights up the whole brain - Academy of Finland, Publication: Science Daily December 6, 2011
“The researchers found that music listening recruits not only the auditory areas of the brain, but also employs large-scale neural networks. For instance, they discovered that the processing of musical pulse recruits motor areas in the brain, supporting the idea that music and movement are closely intertwined. Limbic areas of the brain, known to be associated with emotions, were found to be involved in rhythm and tonality processing. Processing of timbre was associated with activations in the so-called default mode network, which is assumed to be associated with mind-wandering and creativity.”
MindBeatz - With MindBreakz students aren’t merely listening to music, they’re actively participating in it! The whole idea is to activate or “wake up” large portions of their brains so that they can approach their studies with greater attention and focus.
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