4/27/24, 8:12 PM 8 Amazing, Little-Known Ways Music Affects the Brain

4. Music can significantly distract us while

driving (contrary to common belief)
Another study done on teenagers and young adults focused on how their
driving is affected by music.

Drivers were tested while listening to their own choice of music, silence or
“safe” music choices provided by the researchers. Of course, their own music
was preferred, but it also proved to be more distracting: drivers made more
mistakes and drove more aggressively when listening to their own
choice of music.

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Even more surprising: music provided by the researchers proved to be more

beneficial than no music at all. It seems that unfamiliar, or uninteresting, music
is best for safe driving.

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