Monday, January 16, 2012

Big Question Abstract

The human mind is a curious thing and there are many things that can influence it, one of these things is music. It is commonly used in hospitals in order to relax patients. It has also been discovered that students who listen to genres such as hip hop and rap score lower on tests than those who listen to more classical music. Aristotle claimed that music had the power to calm those who were becoming emotional, and Plato would prescribe music to people who were anxious to calm them. Music can affect pulse and respiration rates, external blood pressures, and it can inhibit the occurence of fatigue. Music is more than a form of entertainment, it is one of the many things that can affect humans.