Fascinating!

I've learned that music can change one's perception of time.  While real time passes by us at the same rate it always does, music (specifically its speed and inflection) can affect the left side of the brain, which is responsible for what is called "experimental time."  The left side of our brain is the analytical side.  Music can affect this part of our brain to "count" our own perception of time differently.  Thus, slow music can make time go by slower for us - and make us feel sleepy - while faster music gives us the impression that time has flown by.

Fascinating!

I'm still struggling to get through all the information I've found, but I am making steady progress in understanding it.  Perhaps my experience with music is helping me understand this information?  That will be seen...

Some Free Time to Research

I've found some time over this long weekend to put some more work into my research.

Contrary to popular belief, music is processed in both sides of the brain.  Yes, the left side processes the intensity and frequency of music while the right handles pitch, melody, and harmony, but the auditory cortex as a whole perceives rhythm.  Actually, the frontal cortex (responsible for critical thinking, and incidentally, making us responsible for our own actions) is involved in rhythms as well.  So rhythms really are a complex aspect of music, and our brain has to use different parts to be able to understand them - as opposed to how only a single area of the brain is focused on perceiving simple musical tones.