We know it weakens morale. But could it also have the power to make us look younger? In any case, this is the opinion of cognitive psychology professor Emmanuel Bigand.
Emmanuel Bigand, a very serious professor of cognitive psychology at the University of Burgundy in Dijon, musician and co-author of the book Nervous symphony Why is music important to our brain?* and on the occasion of UNESCO’s Sound Week in mid-January, with the theme “Towards a Sound Ecology”, deciphers for us the extremely beneficial effects of music on our cognitive abilities, all from early childhood to old age.
The brain needs it
Scientists say that “it is not the ear that hears, but the brain.” Because music, if universally appreciated (by heavy metal as well as Bach fans), “awakens” the brain and thus the emotions that make up our humanity. Emmanuel Bigand clarifies. “Music is a subject of culture, but it has biological roots. it is actually essential to the human species, which bases its adaptation on cooperation with others. The concept of attachment is a concept…
Source: Le Figaro
