2000s Metal
Effects of Music
Pop
Taylor Swift
Melody and the Brain
100

Cited as one of their darkest albums, this 2001 album has many reworked version of their previous album and is titled after the state Slipknot originates from. 

Iowa

100

Associated with happiness, this type of scale is often played in up-beat songs. 

Major scales

100

This pop star is known for hits such as "Blinding Lights" and "Save Your Tears."

The Weekend

100

Taylor Swift won her first Grammy for Album of the Year with this album featuring "You Belong With Me." 

Fearless 

100

This neurotransmitter is associated with pleasure and reward and can be influenced by listening to music. 

Dopamine 

200

This German nu-metal band was banned from performing in some places in the US due to their extreme use of pyrotechnics.

Rammstein

200

A study in 1968 found that termites who listened to this music, which used to be referred to as "the devil's music," ate wood faster. 

Rock

200

In 2020, Ariana Grande and Lady Gaga created this song which won a Grammy for best duo. 

"Rain on Me"

200

A duet with Ed Sheeran, this song was featured on her 2012 album Red and was later re-recorded. 

"Everything Has Changed"

200

This part of the brain responsible for emotional regulation is highly engages when listening to music and treats music the same way as other forms of emotional stimuli

The amygdala

300

This famous progressive metal band formed a partnership with British musician Steven Wilson to create albums such as Damnation and Blackwater Park.

Opeth

300

In a study of mixed classical music and silence, this 8,000 lb mammal seemed to prefer classical music and demonstrated reduced stereotypical behavior. 

Elephant

300

This creator is known for his blend of country and rap, as well as his hit song "Old Town Road."

Lil Nas-X

300

Taylor Swift grew up on a Christmas Tree farm and in this town. 

Reading, PA. (or Wymossing) 

300

This part of the brain is known for its involvement in memory and learning, and is used to help recall familiar songs and melodies.

The hippocampus 

400

This band's 2001 album Toxicity debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and features lead singer Serj Tankian. 

System of a Down.

400

Listening to loud music for too long can cause this prolonged high-pitched ringing sound in your ear.

Tinnitus

400

Along with their hit song Dynamite, this South Korean based pop band is known for their combination of dance and pop. 

BTS 

400

At 11, Taylor Swift sang the Star-Spangled Banner at this sports game

a basketball game

400

This cognitive process involves the brain's ability to predict what will come next in a song of melody. 

musical expectancy

500

Known for his mixture of clean and screamed vocals in the band Killswitch Engage, he was the singer in the song "End of Heartache."

Howard Jones 

500

This snail-shaped part of the ear helps to turn sound such as music into electrical impulses for the brain to interpret as sound.

The cochlea

500

Featuring Da Baby, Dua Lipa created this hit song in 2021 combining pop and funk. 

Levitating

500

At 12 years old, Taylor Swift wrote this as her first song.

"Lucky You." 

500

This part of the brain that connects the two hemispheres often shows increased activity when playing music. 

corpus callosum.

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