A preliminary study on the effects of music on human brainwaves

Abstract

This article proposes a pilot study regarding the influence of sounds (music) on EEG activity involved in BCI implementations, based on EEG analysis. The Independent Component Analysis is applied to extract the most relevant ICA components for which the event related (de)synchronization in the alpha/beta bands is furtherly considered for tracking the effect of the musing on brain activity, using on open access EEG dataset. The results are promising, allowing a clear desynchronization in the alpha/beta bands.