Rock sounds like rock to the fullest and is loved by millions of people. It is the power of emotional turmoil from the songs of this genre that makes people press “repeat” again and again and listen to albums of favorite artists to the holes.
Psychologists explain the phenomenon of rock music by the fact that the emotional power that all listeners of heavy music get, causes a sense of ecstasy. In addition, the deep meaning of the songs induces reflection on eternal themes, to reflection, and this contributes to the study of psychological problems and increases self-esteem.
Australian scientists from the University of Queensland have discovered that, contrary to the opinion that rock music is irritating and aggressive, it has the opposite effect:
Heavy music is not the cause of aggressive behavior, but, on the contrary, helps to calm and organize their thoughts, cope with irritation and fatigue.
Researchers equate the process of listening to your favorite music to psychotherapy. Listening to the melody, a person experiences vivid emotions, it activates the same pleasure centers in the brain, as if he had eaten a chocolate or kissed a loved one.
Psychologists at Oxford Brookes University in Britain conducted a study to find out what music smart people listen to. It turned out that the most intellectually advanced were fans of jazz, classical, rock and electronic music.
Neuropsychologist Professor Aniruddh Patel suggested that an interest in rock and other musical directions develops mental abilities. He focuses on the fact that the neural networks of the brain that process music and speech, in many ways coincide. Music trains them, and a person’s ability to assimilate new information increases. In addition, listening to an expressive melody can greatly increase the activity of emotional centers and stimulate their work.
People who listen to rock find it much easier to learn foreign languages, because they have a certain listening comprehension and can distinguish sounds well, even in noisy and indistinct musical environments. As a rule, rock lovers have an easier time learning foreign pronunciation.