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=**Review of Literature **=

Music has the ability to affect people in some kind of way. Most of the affect of music are positive to the human mind and body. Music helps us reflect on what is happening around us. It can help us reflect on our religion, our social life, our government, and basically everything else that happens in our daily life. It allows us to think and express our feelings of what is currently happening in our life. (Magar, Prashant)

We can guarantee for sure that at least three-fourths of the people on Earth listen to some kind of music. What's good about music is that there are different types of music people can listen to. Even though one person may not like one type of music, there are other different types of music available to that person. The reason we all like listening to music is because it gives us a pleasure feeling. That pleasure feeling will obviously give the person listening to the music a happy mood. (Magar, Prashant)

What causes the pleasurable feeling we receive from listening to music? This is the works of the ventral striatum. Listening to music will send a signal that will trigger a part of the brain called the ventral striatum. Once the ventral striatum is triggered, it will release dopamine, the cause of the pleasurable feeling we receive from listening to music. (Magar, Prashant)

 Music is known to have an affect on the human mind. Some positive effect on the human mind includes giving us energy, and bringing peace in our minds. When people are in stress, depressed, or overwhelmed, listening to certain types of music can actually help soothe the mind. Certain types of music can also give us a little boost in our day. If someone is tired, exhausted, or overworked, listening to certain types of music can give you a little energy and, help you finish your day. Music can help resolve the smallest problems we have everyday. (Magar, Prashant)

The energy we receive from listening to music is triggered by our nervous system. Our heart rate starts accelerating, and from there triggers many other responses from our body. The pace of the music you're listening to can affect the rate of your heartbeat. If the pace of the music starts to increase, our heartbeat will also start to increase. If the pace of the music start to decrease, our heartbeat will also start to decrease. How much energy we receive from listening to music is all depended on the pace of the music you're listening to. ( Fenske, Mark)

 Those two effects aren't the only effects music have on the human mind. Some other effects include better memory, boosting immune system, and assisting with exercises. Catchy songs can often get stuck in your head. Making a catchy song of the information you studied can often help assist you with exams and tests. This will increase the chances of you remembering what you had studied. Listening to music can help boost your immune system. We know the brain releases dopamine when we listen to music. The brain also releases something else called endorphins, happy hormones, when we listen to music. Music can assist us with exercises. Music can help you forget about the aching muscles you receive when you exercise. It'll help take your mind off of it and allow you to continue your workout without thinking about your aching muscles. (Magar, Prashant)

Listening to music can help reduce stress. Listening to music can sometimes also increase stress. Your stress level can increase or decrease depending on the type of music you're listening to. If the music you're listening to is calm, your stress level is going to decrease and vice versa. ( Music and Mood)

 We listen to music to help us express our feelings. The feelings we express towards something can motivate us to creating music about that thing. For example, baseball fans would be more likely to write songs about baseball than non-baseball fans. The same thing would go for all other different subjects. There has been over 2,500 songs composed about baseball. This gives us the general idea that baseball had influenced the composition of these songs. (Williams, Bernie, Dave Gluck, and Bob Thompson)

Sometimes the music we listen to can be related to certain events that had happened in our life. The emotions we receive from listening to music can be strong enough to bring back a memory from our past. The music can bring a connection with our past experience. If we were to listen to a sad and depressing song, it's likely you'll remember the loss of a loved one. ( Clair, Alicia A)

=Work Cited=

Clair, Alicia A. "Alzheimer's Foundation of America." // Alzheimer's Foundation of America // . Alzheimer's Foundation of America, n.d. Web. 02 Oct. 2013. <[]>.


 * The information on the website was provided by Alicia Clair, a professor and director of the Division of Music Education and Music at the University of Kansas in Lawrence.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">Fenske, Mark. "The Globe and Mail." //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">The Globe and Mail //. The Globe and Mail, n.d. Web. 04 Oct. 2013. <[]>.


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">The information on the website was provided by Mark Fenske, an associate professor in neuroscience at the University of Guelph. He was also the co-author of the book, The Winner's Brain: 8 Strategies Great Minds Use to Achieve Success.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">Magar, Prashant. "How Does Music Affect the Brain?" //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">Buzzle.com //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">. Buzzle.com, 18 July 2013. Web. 25 Sept. 2013. <[]>.


 * The information on the website was researched by Laurel Trainor, the director of MIMM (McMaster Institute for Music and the Mind).

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;"> "Music and Mood." //HealthyChildren.org//. N.p., n.d. Web. 04 Oct. 2013. <[]>.


 * The information on the website came from a book source, Mental Health, Naturally. The book was written by Kathi J. Kemper, MD, FAAP

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Williams, Bernie, Dave Gluck, and Bob Thompson. "Music of the Sphere." //Rhythms of the Game: The Link between Musical and Athletic Performance//. Milwaukee, WI: Hal Leonard, 2011. 15. Print.


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">One of the authors of this book is Dave Gluck. He is a current professor of music at the State University of New York.