Introduction: The idea to develop this topic came to us while analyzing our own observation of how music helped us to realize a large amount of intellectual work in a short period of time.
Aim: Our aim was to study the influence of music on various aspects of brain activity.
Tasks: Our task was to support our thesis that music has an effect on the brain through which it provokes an increase in cognitive and perceptual motor impulse, causing higher functional and structural plasticity of the brain.
Materials and Methods: For the realization of this task, we used the method of observation and analysis of the experimental productions available in the scientific literature, conducted in some of the leading neurolinguistic centers in the world.
Results and Discussion: Our personal result was that in the background of musical works or alternating musical activities with our main intellectual activity, we were able in a short period of time to summarize and structure a large volume of activity, while at the same time, in this work pattern our body and mind did not feel exhausted and for a long time we kept our motivation to work and our concentration on the detail.
Conclusion: Our work came to the conclusion, which are in support of the influence of music on the speed of concentration, strengthening the selective processes of attention, the speed of associative processes in the brain, quick analysis of cognitive and emotional aspects, faster and more efficient memorization.
Ефрат Гинот , “Невропсихология на несъзнаваното“, изд. София 2018
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