The passage states that music has been found to activate brain regions that are involved with

movement, planning, attention, and memory. According to the graphic, which part of the brain is
most likely involved with planning?

Music and the Human Brain

Research has proven that music actually causes the same effect on all human brains, despite any
preferences we have, from Classical, to Hip-Hop or traditional German Polka. In his own studies,
Stanford University researcher Daniel Abrams said that, “Despite our differences in listening, the
brain experiences music in a very consistent fashion across subjects.” He conducted a study where
four participants without any formal musical background underwent an MRI brain scan while
listening to a symphony by William Boyce. The MRI confirmed an identical reaction in all four brains.
It initiated responses in regions that were involved with movement, planning, attention, and memory.

What this told Abrams was that music, no matter what kind, is something more unique and
meaningful to us, with its own specific effects on the brain, as compared to how we process other
sounds like running water or traffic. Music has a much more complicated reaction in the brain.

Abrams’s results also support neuroscientist Jessica Grahn’s research, which debunked the famous
theory that classical music, Mozart especially, makes people smarter. Instead, her studies proved
that the brain isn’t affected so much by what kind of music you like; it’s affected by how much you
like what you’re listening to. After having adults and children listen to music they liked or were
familiar with, she asked them to perform cognitive tasks. She noticed that whether listening to
classical music or an elementary school choir, those who listened to any music beforehand that was
familiar or of their personal preference did better overall because they were more stimulated and felt
good.

Source:
http://www.medicaldaily.com/your-brain-music-how-our-brains-process-melodies-pull-our-heartstring
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This is Your Brain on Music continued...

This is Your Brain on Music: Brain Regions Activated by Listening to Music

Part of Brain Effect of Music on Brain Part

Corpus Callosum Joins the left and right hemispheres of the brain.

Cerebellum Movements when playing or listening to music such as foot tapping,

dancing, playing instruments as well as emotional reactions to music.

Motor Cortex Movements such as playing instruments, dancing, foot tapping.

 Prefrontal Cortex Creation, satisfaction and violation of expectations.

Amygdala Emotional reactions to music.

Nucleus Accumbus Emotional reactions to music.

Auditory Complex Reactions to hearing sounds; perception of tones.

Hippocampus Musical memory and context as well as music memorization.

Visual Cortex Reading music and watching it performed or one’s own movements while
performing.

Sensory Cortex Tactile reactions to playing music and dancing.

Source: https://blog.bufferapp.com/music-and-the-brain

prefrontal cortex
B

auditory cortex
C

visual cortex
D

hippocampus