The psychology of music rocks! The information in this slideshow is taken from Goosebumps, Earworms And The Power of Music - chapter 7 of the Incredibly Interesting Psychology Book. (www.amazon.com/dp/B00CR1DX22)

1. The Power of Music
www.all-about-psychology.com

2. "One good thing
about music, when
it hits you, you feel
no pain. "
(Bob Marley)
(Photo Credit : Monosnaps)

3. According to Richard Parncutt,
Professor of Systematic Musicology at
the University of Graz.

4. Music psychology investigates why
humans spend so much time, effort
and money on musical activities.

5. The Psychology of Music Rocks
Research into everyday music
listening and responding
emotionally to music has
highlighted some incredibly
interesting things that we can all
relate to.

6. I Got Chills They're Multiplying!
Things like listening
to a tune so good
that it gives you
goosebumps.
(Photo Credit : MaryLane)

7. These musical frissons like other
happiness inducing experiences (sex,
food etc) are as a result of a
dopamine rush.
Dopamine is a chemical
neurotransmitter that helps regulate
the reward and pleasure centers in
the brain.

8. Which Song or Piece of Music Gives You
Goosebumps? (Some Replies)
• Clare Island - The Saw Doctors
• L' Olimpiade (Sinfonia Allegro) in facsimile - Vivaldi
• The Sound of Silence - Simon And Garfunkel
• Eulogy - Tool
• Nessun Dorma – Pavarotti
• Never let me go - Florence and The Machine
• Lovesong - The Cure

9. The Psychology Of Tunes That Stick In Our Heads
"You're suffering from a
condition known as
"Earworm..." when your brain
becomes stuck on a catchy
tune."
(SpongeBob Square Pants: Season 8, episode 9, 2010)
(Photo Credit : Eli Carrico)

10. The earworm phenomenon is also
known as tune in the brain syndrome,
sticky music, cognitive itch and
involuntary musical imagery.

11. In a survey of over 12,000 people 91%
of respondents reported experiencing
earworms at least once a week. (Dr.
Lassi A. Liikkanen, Aalto University,
Finland).

12. Why Studying Earworms is Important
"By learning about earworms we can understand
more about: 1) how our involuntary memory
systems work in both positive (creativity) and
negative (rumination and PTSD) ways; and 2) how
we can learn to use memory more effectively, for
example using music to help children learn more
effortlessly or aid those who are suffering from
memory problems." (Dr Victoria Williamson)

13. Alive Inside: A Story of Music and
Memory
During the making of this profoundly moving
documentary a clip of Henry a 94 year old
man with dementia was posted on YouTube.
The clip went viral and within a week 7 million
people had seen it.

14. If you can, watch the clip right
now via the following link.
youtu.be/fyZQf0p73QM

15. "Music can lift us out of depression or move
us to tears - it is a remedy, a tonic, orange
juice for the ear. But for many of my
neurological patients, music is even more - it
can provide access, even when no medication
can, to movement, to speech, to life. For
them, music is not a luxury, but a necessity."
(Dr. Oliver Sacks)

16. The information in this
slideshow is taken from chapter
7 of the Incredibly Interesting
Psychology Book. See following
link for full book details.
www.amazon.com/dp/B00CR1DX22