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  1. journals.sagepub.com › doi › fullIs music listening an effective intervention for reducing ...

    Jan 10, 2022 · A recent meta-analysis assessing music interventions (including studies of both ML and music making) for anxiety found a larger overall effect size for studies involving a control condition aimed at stress reduction such as muscle relaxation (de Witte et al., 2019). However, it is unclear whether the nature of the control condition influences the apparent effectiveness of ML for reducing anxiety.

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

    Music listening improves cognitive functions such as memory, attention span, and behavioral augmentation. 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.

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

    • 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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  5. psychcentral.com › stress › the-power-of-music-toThe Power of Music to Reduce Stress - Psych Central

    Aug 18, 2021 · But music can be an important element of your well-being and self-care on a daily basis, as well as a helpful partner in dealing with more acute health conditions. Music listening, therapy, and ...

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

    Dec 4, 2023 · Although not explicitly focused on music, it may also be useful to assess a patient’s level of social functioning and anxiety (e.g., with the Social Responsivity Scale [SRS] and Liebowitz Social ...

  7. www.nature.com › articles › s41398/021/01483-8Mental health and music engagement: review, framework, and ...

    Jun 22, 2021 · However, the use of music listening for emotional discharge was also associated with greater depression, anxiety, and stress symptoms , and “unhealthy” music engagement (e.g., ‘hiding’ in ...

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  9. journals.sagepub.com › doi › 10Music performance anxiety can be facilitating or debilitating ...

    Mar 19, 2024 · We argue that facilitating anxiety is qualitatively different from debilitating anxiety in part because of the configuration of associated emotions, recognizing that at different levels of intensity, combining anxiety with positive emotions such as enjoyment, excitement, and pride results in a qualitatively different experience than combining anxiety with negative emotions associated with fear ...