Why Lullabies Work

08/19/2014

Listening looks easy, but it's not simple. Every head is a world.
Cuban Proverb

Mental Floss (August 2014; mentalfloss.com) provides these insights on lullablies:

"According to studies by Dr. Jeffrey Perlman, whenever a premature baby hears a lullaby, its heart rate slows and breathing steadies. That can help the baby sleep easier, gain weight faster, and leave the hospital sooner. But lullabies can help healthy babies, too. A 2013 study published in the journal Psychology of Music showed that singing a lullaby could reduce the level of pain a child feels. That's because lullabies, like most pieces of pleasant music, activate the brain's limbic system, releasing pain-killing endorphins."

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