Music is said to affect a person's brain in many ways. It is said to change someone's mood in an instant. It has also been known to influence someone's lifestyle and attitude simply by listening to a song. Music is universal and there is a style for everyone, no matter how different people are. It's an outlet for creativity and motivation. Music moves people in so many ways and can help them with anything. Almost everyone likes music and it is a force that brings people together. A song can reach anyone in any situation and the person connects with the notes and lyrics. If someone is sad they can listen to a sad song and know that someone else understands and that everything will be okay, just like the singer. Sometimes, if a person is happy, they may listen to a song that expresses just how they feel and become even happier when they listen to this song. A simple melody can do so much and I started to wonder why. The human brain is a very complex and fascinating topic, especially when music is involved. After a bit of research I started to notice that I had no idea how music works with the brain on a physical level. So I looked at how music can be heard by the human ear and how the brain can process this information. It's a simple task that many take for granted, yet it's amazing that the brain can transform sound waves into different sounds that humans hear. Ultimately the topic that captivated my mind was how music actually affects the brain, physically and emotionally. Music has many parts that contribute to making it sound the way it is. A song has so many parts playing within it that a certain effect is brought into play. these are some of the attributes of music. The first attribute is pitch... in the center of the card... the auditory nerve that goes to the brain. Sound must travel through the auditory nerves to reach the brain. The part of the brain that actually receives the electrical impulses is the superior temporal lobe of the cerebral cortex, shown in the diagram below. For sound to enter the brain, however, impulses must flow through neurons due to electrochemical action. The neuron allows the impulse to have enough energy to continue the electrical impulse along the nerve. Once they enter the brain, sounds are interpreted and then heard as familiar sounds. All these steps happen in a few milliseconds so you can hear just one sound. This is how every sound is received, whether it's talking, singing, a dog barking, or someone playing the piano. All the sounds we hear pass through these passages for people to hear.