Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Does brain electrical activity react to music?

J Ramos1, M Corsi-Cabrera

  • 1Departamento de Psicofisologia, Facultad de Psicología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, D.F.

The International Journal of Neuroscience
|August 1, 1989
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Identification of Dual Super-Response in Patients With Asthma and CRSwNP Treated With Mepolizumab.

Journal of investigational allergology & clinical immunology·2025
Same author

Population Genomics of <i>Macrophomina</i> spp. Reveals Cryptic Host Specialization and Evidence for Meiotic Recombination.

Molecular plant-microbe interactions : MPMI·2025
Same author

DYNAMICS OF HPV GENOTYPES AND THE RESULTS FOUND IN CYTOLOGICAL LESIONS OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS: A COMPARATIVE STUDY.

Georgian medical news·2024
Same author

Corrigendum to "Tucatinib versus placebo added to trastuzumab and capecitabine for patients with pretreated HER2D metastatic breast cancer with and without brain metastases (HER2CLIMB): final overall survival analysis": [Annals of Oncology 33 (2022) 321-329].

Annals of oncology : official journal of the European Society for Medical Oncology·2022
Same author

Validation of the Asthma Impairment and Risk Questionnaire in Spain: A Useful Tool for Assessing Asthma Control in Adolescents and Adults.

Journal of investigational allergology & clinical immunology·2022
Same author

Tucatinib versus placebo added to trastuzumab and capecitabine for patients with pretreated HER2+ metastatic breast cancer with and without brain metastases (HER2CLIMB): final overall survival analysis.

Annals of oncology : official journal of the European Society for Medical Oncology·2021
Same journal

Thoracic paravertebral nerve block combined with general anesthesia for patients undergoing minimally invasive vertebroplasty: effects on pain and lumbar function.

The International journal of neuroscience·2026
Same journal

Recurrence associated IGFBP2 promotes malignant progression and epithelial mesenchymal transition in glioma cells via the AKT mTOR pathway.

The International journal of neuroscience·2026
Same journal

Decreased miR-1305 expression is associated with tumour invasiveness and poor prognosis in glioma patients.

The International journal of neuroscience·2026
Same journal

Astaxanthin alleviates ischemia-reperfusion injury by regulating the JAK2/STAT3 signaling pathway.

The International journal of neuroscience·2026
Same journal

Clinical efficacy of cryopreserved autologous bone flaps versus titanium plates for cranioplasty: A retrospective comparative study.

The International journal of neuroscience·2026
Same journal

Sericin improves diabetic cognitive impairment in rats by inhibiting TXNIP/NLRP3 neuroinflammation through SIRT1.

The International journal of neuroscience·2026
See all related articles

Listening to music increased theta brain waves in classical music fans, while crying decreased them. Brain activity showed no differences between hemispheres during these auditory stimuli.

Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Music Perception

Background:

  • The brain's electrical activity, particularly in the cortex, is influenced by sensory stimuli.
  • Auditory stimuli, such as music and unpleasant sounds, can evoke distinct neural responses.
  • Understanding these responses is key to comprehending auditory processing and emotional regulation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the effects of pleasant (music) and unpleasant (crying) auditory stimuli on cortical electrical activity.
  • To examine differences in brain activity between the left and right hemispheres.
  • To explore changes in theta and beta relative power during different auditory conditions.

Main Methods:

  • Electroencephalography (EEG) was used to record electrical activity from the central, temporal, and parietal cortex.

Related Experiment Videos

  • 14 amateur classical music listeners participated in the study.
  • Participants were exposed to three conditions: silence, pleasant music, and unpleasant crying sounds.

    • Main Results:

    • Theta relative power significantly increased when listening to music and decreased during crying.
    • Beta relative power remained unchanged across all auditory conditions.
    • No significant interhemispheric differences in relative power or correlation were observed.

    Conclusions:

    • Auditory stimuli, specifically music and crying, differentially modulate theta brainwave activity.
    • Cortical responses to these stimuli do not exhibit hemispheric asymmetry in the studied areas.
    • Theta activity may serve as a neural marker for processing pleasant versus unpleasant auditory experiences.