The effect of music on mood and cognitive function

1. Cultural

1.1. music is an integral part of culture

1.2. music can develop into a subculture (gots, emos)

2. Ethics

2.1. Sad music makes people feel depressed

2.1.1. People commit suicide

2.1.1.1. in 2007 two teens in Melbourne committed suicide after months of posts on a social media site that documented their fascination with emo music along with their downward trajectory of negative thinking.

2.1.1.2. for punk musicians, suicide accounted for 11% of deaths; for metal musicians, a staggering 19.3%

2.2. Rap music is usually connected with drugs, crime, gang culture etc

2.2.1. Murder was the cause of 51% of deaths in rap musicians and 51.5% of deaths for hip hop musicians, to date.

3. Science&Technologies

3.1. Research on effect of sad music showed

3.1.1. after listening to sad music people with high scores in rumination reported feeling more depressed.

3.1.1.1. people with depression show diminished cognitive functioning on several domains

3.1.1.2. negative thought patterns deepened by listening to sad song.