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1. www.psychiatry.org › News-room › APA-BlogsThe Transformative Power of Music in Mental Well-Being

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   Aug 1, 2023 · Music therapy has shown promise in providing a safe and supportive environment for healing trauma and building resilience while decreasing anxiety levels and improving the functioning of depressed individuals. 4 Music therapy is an evidence-based therapeutic intervention using music to accomplish health and education goals, such as improving ...

2. www.cambridge.org › core › journalsMusic therapy for depression: it seems to work, but how?

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   This is a high-quality randomised trial of music therapy specifically for depression and the results suggest that it can improve the mood and global functioning of people with this disorder.

   • Author: Anna Maratos, Mike J. Crawford, Simon Procter

   • Publish Year: 2011

3. www.health.harvard.edu › blog › why-is-music-goodWhy is music good for the brain? - Harvard Health

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   • Let’s Take A Closer Look at This Study
   • Music Activates Just About All of The Brain
   • Use It Or Lose It
   • Music Keeps Your Brain Networks Strong
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   Those are pretty impressive results, to be sure. However, this 20-minute online survey has some limitations. For one, it included 3,185 US adults ages 18 and older; that is a small number if you are extrapolating to 328 million people across the country. For another, it is really a survey of people’s opinions. For example, although people might rep...

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   Music has been shown to activate some of the broadest and most diverse networks of the brain. Of course, music activates the auditory cortex in the temporal lobes close to your ears, but that’s just the beginning. The parts of the brain involved in emotion are not only activated during emotional music, they are also synchronized. Music also activat...

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   Okay, so music activates just about all of the brain. Why is that so important? Well, have you ever heard the expression, “If you don’t use it, you’ll lose it”? It turns out this is actually true in the brain. Brain pathways — and even whole networks — are strengthened when they are used and are weakened when they are not used. The reason is that t...

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   So just how does music promote well-being, enhance learning, stimulate cognitive function, improve quality of life, and even induce happiness? The answer is, because music can activate almost all brain regions and networks, it can help to keep a myriad of brain pathways and networks strong, including those networks that are involved in well-being, ...

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   How do you incorporate music into your life? It’s easy to do. Although the AARP survey found that those who actively listened to music showed the strongest brain benefits, even those who primarily listened to background music showed benefits, so you can turn that music on right now. Music can lift your mood, so put on a happy tune if you are feelin...

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4. www.nccih.nih.gov › health › music-and-health-whatMusic and Health: What You Need To Know | NCCIH

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   There was moderate-quality evidence that adding music-based interventions to usual treatment improved depression symptoms when compared with usual treatment alone. Music-based interventions also helped decrease anxiety levels and improve functioning of people with depression (for example, their ability to maintain involvement in work ...

5. www.health.harvard.edu › mind-and-mood › music-asMusic as medicine - Harvard Health

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   Sep 1, 2024 · "Because of music's connection to the limbic system in the brain, it can help you access the relaxation response and calm your nervous system, slowing down your breathing. It really helps shift your mind from what it's stuck on or worried about and helps you land in the moment you're in."

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6. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › articles › PMC10605363Cognitive Crescendo: How Music Shapes the Brain’s Structure ...

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   In rehabilitation, music-based therapies have a high rate of success for the treatment of depression and anxiety and even in neurological disorders such as regaining the body integrity after a stroke episode.

7. www.nature.com › articles › s41398/023/02671-4Biological principles for music and mental health - Nature

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   Dec 4, 2023 · Similarly, in depression, preferred music is likely to be the most effective stimulus for normalizing brain affect and reward functions, provided that it has been properly vetted to...