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It is said that music softens morals. According to some studies, it would help to improve the deep areas of the brain and to fall asleep, provided it is involved in a sleep ritual. On the set of 13 Heures, Damien Mascret also dismantles certain myths about the impact of music on the brain.
Music stimulates the brain. Swiss researchers “offered a music training program to 132 retirees over the age of 60. (…) A group that was introduced to the piano, one hour a week (…) and a group that was taught to understand music “, describes doctor Damien Mascret on the set of 13 Heures. Result : “Both groups improved a deep area of the brain that is used for complex mental operations.”
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Damien Mascret also dismantles the myth of Mozart’s sonata which would improve the intelligence of children, “born in the 90s because a researcher who had students listen to Mozart’s music. (…) He then made them take a test in which he saw an improvement in reasoning in space. The myth rebounded with another researcher claiming that this sonata reduced epileptic seizures.” On the other hand, music can help you fall asleep: “It stimulates the area of the brain that produces dopamine, the pleasure molecule. That said, the effect would appear especially when it has become a habit that is part of the sleep ritual.”
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