Why music motivates us?

Why music motivates us?

Music can increase our concentration and performance through its impact on different brain regions

Mark Fenske | Globe and Mail

June 25, 2013

Music can be a very powerful force. In fact, sometimes they are prohibited to prevent athletes gain unfair advantage in competitions. Why? For its ability to activate and increase endurance.

Many people looking to run a marathon and coming out with headphones at home. Suitable melodies can be helpful in that part of us that needs a push to move.

How to increase motivation with music and how it helps us to face more boring tasks?

One of the energizing effects of music comes from their ability to participate in the sympathetic nervous system of the body. Activation of this system prepares the body for action every time we face a challenge in our environment.

The airways open, heart rate accelerates, and muscles are ready to move. Auditory perception - the sudden sounds or those who suddenly increase in frequency or volume - soar to alert responses. Physiological arousal also increases.

The music consists of sound patterns that affect levels of physical excitability. A simple increase in the rhythm of the music we hear, for example, can accelerate the speed pulse and breathing. And this can be positive for exercising or to take on such a tedious task that otherwise you sleep.

Music also affects the coordination of activities between different parts of the brain. Studies examining patterns of electrical activity suggest that the synchronization of brain signals is important to link the perceptual, cognitive and motor processes.

Recent results also suggest that repetitive rhythm, like music, synchronize brain waves so that particularly useful in coupling of what you hear and how you move. Coordination and execution of repetitive muscle movements can be more efficient by matching movements to a musical rhythm. An example of this is in individuals who, when they run, listen to music. Get going faster and consume less oxygen than not accompanied by songs.

It has been shown that the lively music increases positive feelings about exercise intensity compared to less intense music

The physical and mental strength can also improve the ability of music to divert our attention from the negative aspects of a task. The brain care system, including some of the upper and outer regions of the frontal and parietal lobes, acts to improve performance in areas that are working and reduce the activity of other brain areas.

Focusing on motivating songs and brain signals, it has been shown that the lively music increases positive feelings about exercise intensity compared to less intense music.

In fact, much of the power of music lies in its ability to provoke emotional reactions and improve mood. Recent research of neuro-imaging have allowed a dramatic increase in our understanding of how the different networks of brain regions associated with motivation and emotion produce these affective experiences, the visceral chill running down the spine itself, the sense of power You can emerge a good set of letters, or strongly positive memories associated with a favorite piece of music.

So the next time you face a big task, think of a musical option to give your brain and your body a motivational boost.