Gregorian chants
Gregorian chants are in my opinion the most soothing and flowing music there is. But I grew up listing to Gregorian chants, so perhaps I am partial. Regardless they have a real affect on your brain and can be used to help you learn languages.
Gregorian chants an brainwaves
Many studies have been done on music and the brain. There is no need to rehash these. Usually they talk about baroque music bringing you to an alpha state and this will enhance language learning and learning in general. However, I think theta and theta and even theta delta cusps which Gregorian chants produce in your brain are even more useful for language learning. Why? because most of language learning is about anxiety and frustration. For many of us to learn a language is like hitting your head against a wall until the wall starts to break. Gregorian chants are the most peace inducing music there is, it expands your mind and relaxes it. It gives you a sense of detachment. This is I think something like the state you have when you are a child. Theta waves produce greater receptivity than the alpha waves of baroque music, at least for me.
Gregorian chants and language learning
If you do not need to do complex grammar exercises try just laying down and listening to Gregorian chants while also listening to vocabulary you need to learn. Listen to maybe ten words over and over with Gregorian chants in the background. After about a half hour you will be surprised how relaxing and easy it was to learn ten new words. Just by listening to Gregorian chants.
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Corpus Callosum
Hello. I’ve heard of brainwave therapy for creating ” Whole brain synchronization “. Strengthening the comunication between the two halves of the brain through the corpus callosum. Do Gregorian chants have this effect? Thank you. Andrew Gray
Yes. Gregorian chants do have that effect. Dr. Alfred Tomatis wrote a lot about how chants influence the brain. I think music in general can help the brain and it accelerates recovery from stroke and people with ADD and these are not just buzz words being thrown aroun but things clinics use. I think the evidence for improved corpus callosum is it helps people linquistically recover from stroke and language is in another area of the brain from Music. Ventral tegmental area is stimulates as well as other areas and language is found in Broca’s and Wernicke’s are of the brain.
IQ and chants
Hello, thank you for taking the time to answer my question. I have heard that meditating in theta brainwaves can improve intelligence.If Gregorian Chants can take me to the theta state, is it possible that it might improve my IQ? Thank you for your time. Andrew
People will say no, but there was at least one study that showed meditation can increase IQ or at least scores. Similarly, I think Gregorian chants might do this. However, I think partners problem solving, building ECP and maybe something like image streaming might be more effcient. But I think I have done some of my most creative works listening to chants. And if you study in silence and then after listen to chants for 20 minutes after I think you will retain more.
IQ is largely connected to how we are hard wired but not totally. I also believe you can change your hardwiring or at least software in your brainIn the future they will have better limitless type pills. Now there are a few things that seem to help.
IQ
Hello, thanks again for your time. You said that thier are some things that may increase iq. I’m going to try Piracetam which they say helps, ( and also strengthens and enlarges the corpus callosum ). I thought the combination might be very effective.I have heard of image streaming and will check it out some more. I’m also getting into Equisyc theta meditation cd’s.Also I have bought a dual n-back program. Can you tell me of any other intelligece enhancing options out there? Thank you for all the time you have given me. Andrew
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