is classical music really better for your brain than pop/modern music? I often see articles explaining its benefits, but I don’t understand how it’s that different from other genres.
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This really depends on the definition of “better for your brain.”
In a medical sense? Probably not.
In terms of contributing to concentration or a more serene emotional/cognitive state? Maybe. Speaking in very broad terms, modern popular music tends to be more percussive, simple, repetitive, and compressed (narrower dynamic range) and arguably “louder” than recordings of classical music. I could see that having a different effect on your mood if nothing else.
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