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The statement is based on a research published in “Neuroscience”, under the title “Music Style Not Only Modulates the Auditory Cortex, but Also Motor Related Areas”. The work was carried out by Jesús Martín-Fernández, Iballa Burunat, Cristián Modroño, José González-Mora and Julio Plata-Bello.
The statement is based on a research published in “Neuroscience”, under the title “Music Style Not Only Modulates the Auditory Cortex, but Also Motor Related Areas”. The work was carried out by Jesús Martín-Fernández, Iballa Burunat, Cristián Modroño, José González-Mora and Julio Plata-Bello.
Why does reggaeton activate more areas of the brain?
According to Manuela del Caño’s explanation, A possible key lies in the brain’s ability to anticipate what is coming. The brain works best when it can detect patterns, anticipate changes, and prepare for the next action.
In the case of reggaeton, its repetitive rhythmic base facilitates this prediction.. The constant pattern allows the brain to quickly identify the musical pulse and anticipate the next sound hit. This can activate areas related to hearing, but also areas linked to movement.
The specialist compared this phenomenon to Bach’s classical music, where changes in tonality, rhythm and structure can make anticipation more difficult and cause the brain to disperse. In that sense, Musical complexity does not always translate into greater brain activation within the same type of measurement.
Is reggaeton better for the brain than classical music?
The results of the research do not mean that reggaeton is “better” than classical music or that one genre is superior to another. What the study shows is that different musical styles can activate the brain in different ways.
Classical music may involve processes related to memory, attention, emotion or musical analysis. Reggaeton, for its part, seems to have a strong relationship with the motor response, that is, with the areas of the brain that are connected to the rhythm and preparation of movement.
Who is Manuela del Caño Espinel?
Manuela del Caño Espinel is a neuroscientist, musician, lyrical singer, university professor and popularizer. In his public work he usually explains topics related to the brain, learning, music and science in an accessible way.
The conference where reggaeton was discussed was held during the Week of Women and Girls in Science, at La Estación de la Ciencia y la Tecnología, in Burgos. Its objective was to bring the public closer to what happens in the brain when we listen to music and how these processes connect emotion, movement, memory and prediction.
