What type of music stimulates your brain?

Question

Could you list the music that stimulates your mind? For instance, does listing to Bach fugues's enhance certain tasks like math? How about AC/DC? Or Jazz? What do the different types of music do as far as personally stimulating YOUR brain? Or is it more of a distraction? Is there a web site that discusses the affects of music/sound on brain activity?

Answer 1

Mozart music is well known for the "Mozart Effect". The specific rhythm and pace of Mozart's music has been proven very effective in improving memory retention and concentration

Similarly, binaural sound programs like the Brainwave Generator (BWGen) can generate tones designed to specifically affect certain aspects of the brain when listened to through normal earphones

Answer 2

I guess you've heard the saying that music soothes the savage beast?
It's true, Farmers use radios in their barns so the cows will relax and let more milk down. Of course you know it has to be soft or Classic.
They did a study on music and the effects of playing it while studying. It has it's effects as well. Some classical works better than others.
There's everything on the web. You just have to search. I hope you get some answers about the site. It's all very interesting, and you gave a great question.

Answer 3

I saw a show on the Science Channel that showed that Mozart's music stimulated more of the mind than any other classical composer. I believe it. His music is perfect.

Answer 4

Brainwave Entrainment Healing Music Exposed - http://Trust.HealthandLivings.com

Answer 5

Personally reggae music stimulates me. Artist such as gregory Issac, Garnett Silk and last but not least Bob Marley. Just always make me feel so pure naturally makes me accept life much more.

Answer 6

I don't know -- Mozart tends to put me to sleep!
Try listening to Bach's Goldberg Variations, performed by Evgeni Koroliov (available from eclassical.com). it's amazing and definitely stimulates my mind. I can just feel my brain activity kick into high gear with this on my ipod!!!

http://www.eclassical.com/eclassic/eclassical?&song_id=100073&x=0&last_page=complete%2da&page=more%5finfo&q=goldberg+variatiobns&y=0
(it's only $5.99 too!)

Answer 7

i remember in High School we had some teachers put on NPR (all the classical music) and this one teacher seemed like he had the same CD playing enya - a day without rain witch was OK i guess because we got used to it and in art class in middle school every day a different student got to pick the radio stations so we had rap and pop and classical and junk, i guess that's good for our brains when we try to express our selves

Answer 8

They say classical does. Probably jazz, too, I'd bet -- REAL jazz, though, not Kenny G.

Answer 9

Brainwave music.

Answer 10

I do my best work while listening to Pink Floyd, Tool & U2 ( Early U2 )