Effect of music on development and brain plasticity

Abstract

Glazba se kroz stoljeća razvijala zajedno s ljudima i njihovom kulturom, te postala neizostavni dio svakodnevnog života. Tek u današnje vrijeme, uz pomoć različitih istraživanja, počinjemo shvaćati koliko je glazba fiziološki integrirana u naš organizam. U svjetlu takvih istraživanja počinjemo na glazbu gledati, ne kao samo oblik zabave, nego kao na metodu za samopomoć, liječničku terapiju za ljude s moždanim problemima i kao na moguće oruđe u stimuliranju i oblikovanju ljudskog uma.Through centuries music has been developing together with humans and their culture, thus becoming indispensable part of evryday life. Nowdays, with help from different studies, we are starting to understand just how much has music been physiologically integrated in our organisms. In light of these studies we are starting to view music, not just as a form of entertainment, but as a method for self-help, medical therapy for people with brain problems and as a possible tool for stimulating and molding of human mind