Interested in my personal connection with music, I decided to dig deeper into why I feel so passionately that music has healed my soul. I read this study from Southern Methodist University that they partnered with UCLA to understand this same feeling. They discovered that empathetic people are more sensitive and compassionate with music, making it feel more personal to them. Empathetic people interpret music on a deeper level of emotions. One of my strongest and clearest qualities is my empathy, so this study supports my feelings of comfort with music.
"A new study from Southern Methodist University shows that empathetic people — those who are generally more sensitive to the feelings of others — receive more pleasure from listening to music, and their brains show increased activity in areas associated with social interactions."
There is scientific proof that neurologically, music and empathy are directly correlated with one another.
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