Is music chemistry?

The word, music, derives from Greek μουσική (mousike; "art of the Muses)

Music is a combination of vocal frequencies and complex patterns overlap in the air, then the ears process these sound waves, resulting in an excited state in the brain. Voices are all over the place; traffics, murmurs, purls, and sands sounds are music. Brain reactions to music are a deep concept that is not simple, and studies and experiments still occurring in order to understand chemistry behinds musical power.

Several chemists became not only musicians but also composers and conductors, for example Alexander Borodin. Ibn Sina is also on this list, however many details about him in this field are absent.

Abu Bakr Al-Raazi conducted about thousands of years ago the worth of music, recognizing its value when the patients who were suffering from diseases case severe pain to them, their pains are relieved because of the beautiful melodies. He, then prescribed music as a therapy pattern to patients since it calms them. Advanced researches indicate the relationships between music and the human brain are stimulating several areas in the brain, including the area responsible for long-term memory. Also, music can improve one’s spatial analysis skills, such as image analysis and dimensions and angles analysis of the place. Music and brain chemistry: music has effects on the brain; mood changing is one conventional effect. Based on a study published in 2010, researchers noticed a high activity in the caudate nucleus and the ventral striatum, which indicates a higher secretion of dopamine, resulting in a positive effect on one’s mood and happiness. Also, a study on patients had a joint replacement surgery under local anesthetic while listening to music, the level of cortisol has decreased.

“Anatomists today would be hard put to identify the brain of a visual artist, a writer, or a mathematician, but they would recognize the brain of a professional musician without a moment’s hesitation.” -Oliver Sacks, musicophilia

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