How Sounds Affect Empathy
The other day I was hobbling down the stairs after I pulled a muscle in my thigh. My daughter, who was downstairs, heard me and asked,
‘Mommy, why are you saying ouch, ouch, ouch.’
It’s a simple example of how sounds affect empathy. Two new studies show how people empathize with others when they hear them speak. Or just know what they’re doing.
Every time you prepare to make a move, like biting into an apple, mirror neurons begin firing. These same neurons are activated when you’re simply watching another person pick up an apple and bite into it.
But what if you only hear the sounds being made without seeing them.
You will still empathize with the other person’s actions because mirror neurons also respond to sounds. In other words, whether you’re performing the action or hearing someone perform it, you’ve got the same empathetic response.
‘Mirror neurons transform what you see or hear other people do into what you would do yourself,’ Christian Keysers of the University of Groningen, Netherlands explains.
It’s exactly what happens when you watch a movie. Your brain Can’t differentiate between what’s real and what’s fiction. Your brain only responds to stimuli. As a result, watching a scary or violent or sad movie will depress your immune system, because your brain thinks it’s your own reality.
Mirror neurons also respond to written words. Even a simple written phrase like ‘biting a watermelon’ will trigger exactly the same response as watching a video of someone eating a watermelon.
Your mind has to stimulate the action – as if it’s happening to you - in order to grasp the meaning of the words.
This is extraordinary news. Because it proves that all external stimuli enter your body and are felt and processed, whether good or bad. Whether you realize it or not.
Your body is a living vibrating instrument. It resonates with every word you read or hear, every picture you see, every sound you listen to. This happens all day and through the night, since your dreams are just movies in your mind.
Considering all this, don’t you think it would be a good idea to expose your brain to sounds and words that uplift and inspire you. Sounds that remind you to relax. Music and words with a clear message of joy.
The Sounds of Gold Newsletter and CD is a wonderfully easy way you Can keep your world in balance. And since we are still offering our special gift to you – ‘The Science of Getting Rich for Creators’ package – when you sign up, there’s no better time than Now to make 2007 your best year yet. January’s edition is shipping this week. Go and reserve your copy and free gift now.
Warm Regards,
Tania Gabrielle French
P.S. If you look at photographs of people yawning, you’ll be prompted to yawn as well. Science has discovered that this response is a result of your mirror neurons kicking in. Now imagine the great effect positive music has in firing up your brain cells in a good, healthy way. Join the Sounds of Gold Inner Circle and start benefiting immediately.
‘Mommy, why are you saying ouch, ouch, ouch.’
It’s a simple example of how sounds affect empathy. Two new studies show how people empathize with others when they hear them speak. Or just know what they’re doing.
Every time you prepare to make a move, like biting into an apple, mirror neurons begin firing. These same neurons are activated when you’re simply watching another person pick up an apple and bite into it.
But what if you only hear the sounds being made without seeing them.
You will still empathize with the other person’s actions because mirror neurons also respond to sounds. In other words, whether you’re performing the action or hearing someone perform it, you’ve got the same empathetic response.
‘Mirror neurons transform what you see or hear other people do into what you would do yourself,’ Christian Keysers of the University of Groningen, Netherlands explains.
It’s exactly what happens when you watch a movie. Your brain Can’t differentiate between what’s real and what’s fiction. Your brain only responds to stimuli. As a result, watching a scary or violent or sad movie will depress your immune system, because your brain thinks it’s your own reality.
Mirror neurons also respond to written words. Even a simple written phrase like ‘biting a watermelon’ will trigger exactly the same response as watching a video of someone eating a watermelon.
Your mind has to stimulate the action – as if it’s happening to you - in order to grasp the meaning of the words.
This is extraordinary news. Because it proves that all external stimuli enter your body and are felt and processed, whether good or bad. Whether you realize it or not.
Your body is a living vibrating instrument. It resonates with every word you read or hear, every picture you see, every sound you listen to. This happens all day and through the night, since your dreams are just movies in your mind.
Considering all this, don’t you think it would be a good idea to expose your brain to sounds and words that uplift and inspire you. Sounds that remind you to relax. Music and words with a clear message of joy.
The Sounds of Gold Newsletter and CD is a wonderfully easy way you Can keep your world in balance. And since we are still offering our special gift to you – ‘The Science of Getting Rich for Creators’ package – when you sign up, there’s no better time than Now to make 2007 your best year yet. January’s edition is shipping this week. Go and reserve your copy and free gift now.
Warm Regards,
Tania Gabrielle French
P.S. If you look at photographs of people yawning, you’ll be prompted to yawn as well. Science has discovered that this response is a result of your mirror neurons kicking in. Now imagine the great effect positive music has in firing up your brain cells in a good, healthy way. Join the Sounds of Gold Inner Circle and start benefiting immediately.
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