Musical learning: music and sounds as evocative of memories and emotions in our brain

ANDREA BARAUNA; SOFÍA MASUELLI; CARLA GARRIDO; JOANA ASENSIO; CRISTINA CROCE; ELENA VÁSQUEZ; KARINA ALTAMIRANO; LEANDRO FREITES; SAMANTA DEL VELIZ; ISMAEL ARIAS

Córdoba

Congreso; XXXIII Annual Meeting of the Society for Research in Neuroscience; 2018

Sociedad Argentina de Investigación en Neurociencias

Music has always represented an important part of every human culture, both past and present, it alters moods and social interactions. Nowadays advances in neuroscience enable researchers to quantitatively measure just how music affects the brain. Individual sounds are capable of evoking different emotions and memories, depending on the context of the hearer. We designed and developed our scientific communication project according to the guidelines for the Brain Awareness Week (BAW). Our goal was to introduce children between 8 and 10 years old to the exciting world of neurosciences In order to carry on our purpose, we visited third and fourth grades in Valentín Bonetti and Saint Andrew?s Schools in the city of Mendoza, Argentina. We designed workshop to explain how the brain is modified by its interaction with sounds and music. We provided dynamic talks and games so that children could learn through games. In this way, we sought to explain the links between sound stimuli and how our brain is able to interpret and respond to them. Fortunately, we received a positive feedback from the children who were really excited to receive us in their schools.