01-01-2008, 04:54 PM
How music affects your mood, and certain bodily functions...... 
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Quote:iTunes has loaded and were going to start work. What album do you play? Does it really affect your performance in front of the computer? I think it does. Lets take a non-work related example first:
Music Helps You Sleep
Last year a Taiwanese research group studied the affects of music on 60 elderly people with sleeping problems.
The music group were able to choose from six tapes that featured soft, slow music - around 60-80 beats per minute - such as jazz, folk or orchestral pieces.
Note the slow BPM [beats per minute]. Researchers found that the music lowered heart and respiratory rates, aiding in a more peaceful sleep. The group reported a 35% improvement in sleep, including a better and longer nights sleep with less dysfunction during the day.
Lower BPM lowers heart rate and breathing, and so calms you into a better sleep.
Lets look at what you could call the opposite: music with an upbeat tempo.
Increase the BPM
You instantly have more energy, right? Plus faster tunes are, generally, more upbeat in feeling as well. They are lighter and get you happy in what youre doing. Its common knowledge that a happy song will make you feel happy as well.
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