DEVELOPMENT OF COGNITIVE ABILITIES OF STUDENTS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF DIFFERENT GENRES OF MUSIC

Abstract

The main cognitive functions of the brain are perception, memory, thinking and attention. At the initial stage of perception, the first signaling system prevails, i.e., the sensation of sound, light, chemical and other stimuli by our analyzers on the basis of an unconditional orienting reflex. From the point of view of the physiology of nervous activity, attention is a process of consciously focusing on relevant information, initiating mechanisms of memorization and movement, and forming new connections between excited neurons. From the psychological point of view, attention is a factor that determines the selectivity of perception. The physiological basis of concentration is the activation of certain cortical centers. Selectivity is a defining feature of attention.Therefore, the purpose of the study is to investigate the musical preferences of adolescents and to determine the influence of different genres of music on the development of high school students’ attention.In the life of modern adolescents and young people, music culture is an important means of communication and influence on the emotional state of a person. Modern research shows that a well-chosen composition can both activate and inhibit the assimilation of information.This article presents detailed results of research on the impact of different genres of music on the development of cognitive functions of the brain.The study experimentally proved the positive influence of different genres of music, namely: popular (pop), rock, electronic, classical on the dynamics of students’ attention parameters.The analysis of the influence of music as a factor suggests that it generally increases the effectiveness of the cognitive functions of the brain of high school students, in particular such properties of attention as concentration, volume, and switching. Taking into account the musical preferences of the administration of educational institutions, reflected in the form of the author’s music playlist “Listen and Learn” and the studied patterns, will help to organize comfortable learning and recreation conditions, as well as develop innovative methods to improve the efficiency of perception of educational material.