Abstract

In the present era, there might be no one who is untouched by music. There are various studies which show the effects of music on different aspects of cognitive processing. The physiological effects of music is still under scientific study and needs to be understood in a better way. The aim of our study is to study the effect of Raga Bhupali on Auditory Reaction Time of young adults. Material and Methods: The study was conducted after obtaining approval from Institutional ethical committee. 75 healthy subjects of age group 18 to 25 years having normal hearing ability participated in the study. Informed consent was taken from all the subjects. The Auditory Reaction Time was assessed with the help of reaction time apparatus. Music used was instrumental (flute) Raga Bhupali by Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia. Basal ART was taken before the subjects listened to music. Each type of stimulus i.e. low, medium and high pitched sounds was given 3 times and the lowest reaction time for each type of stimulus was considered as basal ART. Then the subject was asked to listen to instrumental music for 10 minutes with headphone and again ART was recorded. The data was compiled and analysed using SPSS - 20 (Software Package used for Statistical Analysis) software for statistical analysis Result: The auditory reaction times decreased significantly (p<0.001) after listening to music of all the 3 frequencies of sound. Conclusion – Instrumental Music has positive effects on auditory reaction time i.e. Auditory Reaction Time reduced after listening to Instrumental music. This indicates that music is not only soothing/or stress relieving factor, but it can also affect the cognitive and motor performance of an individual.

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