MANILA, Philippines - Many studies have proven that music greatly affects people’s mood, behavior, and perception. Skullcandy, one of the world’s leading audio brands that marries music, fashion, and action-sports lifestyles, gives us a rundown of different scenarios from academic performance, health benefits, and down to shopping behavior where choice of music can alter, mold, or even control you.
Music can:
1. Make you smarter. The Mozart effect proves that classical music activates the brain and affects cognition. Recent studies show though that any kind of music stimulates some regions of the brain responsible for memory, motor control, timing, and language.
2. Manage your pain. It reduces the sensation and distress for chronic and postoperative pain, even depression by at least 25 percent.
3. Speed up recovery for heart problems. We’re talking here about your physical heart, but music does help with a broken heart too. A Harvard study has shown it helps speed up the recovery from cardiac procedures.
4. Increase your EQ. Emotional Quotient is significant to determine a person’s social skills, and music, among all forms of art, is said to influence EQ most.
5. Boost productivity. According to a report in the journal of Neuroscience of Behavior and Physiology, persons recognize visual images, letters, and numbers faster when listen to rock or classical music in the background.
6. Combat fatigue. Upbeat music is an easy pick-me-upper, so drop that chocolate, and just turn the iPod on.
7. Motivate impulse buyers. Unplanned purchases are mostly prevalent when shopping to background music. 8. Beat insomnia. Listen to relaxing music, like classical, 45 minutes before bedtime for much-needed restful sleep. This type of music improves sleep through muscle relaxation and distraction of thoughts.
9. Induce brain pleasure. The brain releases feel-good hormones that make us calm, happy, and responsive when loud music is playing. However, be extra cautious as this is not recommended for your eardrums.
10. Improve memory. Memories are processed faster when associated with music, which is why we still remember our sing-song lessons from kindergarten. Plus, it may help people suffering from Alzheimer’s remember more.
Skullcandy audio products are now available in AstroVision stores, Bratpack, DC, Gadgets in Style, Mobile 1, Ambassador Appliance Inc., A Shop, ROX, Robinsons Department Store Ermita and Galleria, Tribu, and can be bought online at Zalora.
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