Music as a "tool" to change someone's mood may not be a secret. Many people have proven it firsthand. So what about the relationship between music and someone's empathy? A study revealed that music has a close relationship with a person's level of empathy. People with high empathy are known to process music differently in their brains than people with less empathy. Also read: Eight 50-century items belonging to Iraq were returned by the British According to Zachary Wallmark, Southern Methodist University, people who have high empathy and low empathy actually have a lot in common when they listen to music. What the two have in common is equal involvement in regions of their brains, areas of the brain related to hearing, emotions, and sensory motor processing. Despite this, researchers found that people who had high empathy tended to listen to music more than others. This is because people with high empathy use more of their brain's social networks t
According to the results, a specific region of the brain, called the caudate nucleus, can control a person's pessimistic response. These findings may help us find better treatments for mental problems such as anxiety and depression. Mental disorders are usually triggered by negative moods such as pessimistic reactions. Therefore, if scientists find ways to control it, then we have a better chance of tackling the neuropsychiatric problem that affects millions of people around the world. The research team from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) found that when the caudate nucleus in apes was artificially stimulated, these animals tended to make negative decisions. Consider the potential disadvantages more than the benefits. Also read: Music has a close relationship with someone's level of empathy According to the researchers, this pessimistic decision-making continued several days after the stimulation was given. "We think we have found a cause for