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Music and the Emotions
Cambridge 12 | Test 7 | Passage 3
Music and the Emotions
Why does music make us feel? On the one hand, music is a purely abstract art form devoid of language or explicit ideas. And yet, even though music says little, it still manages to touch us deeply. When listening to our favorite songs, our body betrays all the symptoms of emotional arousal. The pupils in our eyes dilate, our pulse and blood pressure rise, the electrical conductance of our skin is lowered, and the cerebellum, a brain region associated with bodily movement, becomes strangely active. Blood is even re-directed to the muscles in our legs. In other words, sound stirs us at our biological roots.
abstract (adjective)
existing as an idea, feeling, or quality, not as a material object
touch (verb) [T]
to influence someone or something emotionally
stir (verb) [T]
If something stirs you, it makes you feel a strong emotion
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By LingophoenixCambridge 12 | Test 7 | Passage 3
Music and the Emotions
Why does music make us feel? On the one hand, music is a purely abstract art form devoid of language or explicit ideas. And yet, even though music says little, it still manages to touch us deeply. When listening to our favorite songs, our body betrays all the symptoms of emotional arousal. The pupils in our eyes dilate, our pulse and blood pressure rise, the electrical conductance of our skin is lowered, and the cerebellum, a brain region associated with bodily movement, becomes strangely active. Blood is even re-directed to the muscles in our legs. In other words, sound stirs us at our biological roots.
abstract (adjective)
existing as an idea, feeling, or quality, not as a material object
touch (verb) [T]
to influence someone or something emotionally
stir (verb) [T]
If something stirs you, it makes you feel a strong emotion