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The salience of these sounds — whether a person responds to them emotionally and motivationally — influences the autonomic nervous system (ANS), a network that controls certain involuntary processes like breathing and heart rate.
Despite a wealth of evidence for the involvement of the autonomic nervous system (ANS) in health and disease and the ability of music to affect ANS activity, few studies have systematically explored the therapeutic effects of music on ANS dysfunction.
Our choice of music was informed by neurophysiological research that shows specific musical components, such as a mellower tempo and a pleasing melody, can positively affect the autonomic nervous system, encouraging parasympathetic dominance and assisting in stress relief and healing.
Nov 1, 2020 · One ongoing research interest is how music may affect youth in terms of language development, attention, perception, executive function, cognition and social-emotional development.
Apr 1, 2010 · DESPITE A WEALTH OF EVIDENCE FOR THE INVOLVEMENT of the autonomic nervous system (ANS) in health and disease and the ability of music to affect ANS activity, few studies have systematically explored the therapeutic effects of music on ANS dysfunction.
Research demonstrates that both music-making and music listening have an ability to modulate autonomic nervous system activity. The majority of studies have highlighted acute autonomic changes occurring during or immediately following a single session of music engagement.
Dec 10, 2015 · Effects of music therapy on autonomic nervous system activity, incidence of heart failure events, and plasma cytokine and catecholamine levels in elderly patients with cerebrovascular disease and dementia.
