The brain closes its eyes when we listen to music

Our brains can turn off the ability to see to help the body focus on listening to music and complex sounds, experts say. An American study of over 20 conductors and 20 non-musicians found that: in both groups, the brain became distracted from the ability to observe around while listening.

Brain scans show a sharp decrease in impulses in the brain region observed while increasing in the area of ​​the brain listening.

The brain will 'close your eyes' so we can listen to music better. (Photo: BBC)

In the study, the experimenters were in a scanner, and were asked to listen to two different tones of music, broadcast a few milliseconds apart, and to distinguish which part played first. The conductors of the orchestra were also asked to do the same, but harder.

What scientists have found is that while the brain region of listening activity is stronger, there is a corresponding decrease in the area of ​​the brain observed."It's like you're close to listening to music," said Dr. Jonathan Burdette, from the Baptist Medical Center, Wake Forest University, who led the study.

"Imagine the difference between listening to someone speaking in a quiet room, and also that conversation in a noisy room - you won't see many things going on in that noisy room. (because of listening), said Jonathan Burdette.

Scientists also said that research has shown how flexible the brain is.

Thuan An