Your Brain on Art

Susan Magsamen & Ivy Ross

2 annotations Aug 2023 data

Chapter 1

  • Different tempos, languages, and sound levels affect your emotions, mental activities, and physical reactions. Researchers at Stanford University in California used electroencephalography (EEG) machines to measure brain-wave activity of those listening to music at 60 beats per minute and they saw that alpha waves in the brain synchronized to the beats. The alpha brain wave is associated with relaxation. A slower beat can synchronize the delta brain wave and aid in falling asleep.

Chapter 3

  • "Trauma is embodied and has two components. The first is being stuck, and the second is having a sense of urgency at the same time. Trauma is anything that happens that is too much, too fast, too soon, or too long that occurred without repair."