That we listen to our favorite hits in the morning when we wake up to help us get out of bed, that we run to the park, headphones screwed to our ears on the latest fashionable album, that we hum old tunes while shopping at the supermarket or whether we go to concerts, music accompanies us on a daily basis.
This leisure, so easy to access, is nevertheless more than a simple entertainment. It is a universal means of communication, which will produce incredible effects on our brain and can provide us with unsuspected benefits.
Why does music occupy a central place in our lives? Where do our musical tastes come from? Why is music associated with emotions? What does playing an instrument bring us? What effects does music have on the brain?
To answer these questions, Geraldine Mayr receives Emmanuel Bigand, researcher at the Institut Universitaire de France, attached to the University of Burgundy. He plays the cello and co-wrote with Barbara Tillmann, The Neural Symphony.
If it is accepted that music softens morals, Emmanuel Bigand describes the mechanisms that allow our brain and our entire organism to draw from it not only pleasure but also real benefits.