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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.
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.
- Robert J. Ellis, Julian F. Thayer
- 2010
Sep 22, 2024 · From the pulsing beats of a crowded nightclub to the soothing melodies of a lullaby, music weaves an intricate tapestry of influence on human behavior, shaping our emotions, thoughts, and actions in ways that are both profound and often overlooked.
- Enhancing Child Development
- Music and Mental Illness
- Therapy For Older Adults
One ongoing research interest is how music may affect youth in terms of language development, attention, perception, executive function, cognition and social-emotional development. Psychologist Assal Habibi, PhD, an assistant research professor at the University of Southern California Dornsife’s Brain and Creativity Institute, has been investigatin...
Researchers are also exploring whether music may prove to be a helpful therapy for people experiencing depression, anxiety and more serious mental health conditions. A study of 99 Chinese heart bypass surgery patients, for example, found that those who received half an hour of music therapy after the operation—generally light, relaxing music of the...
The impact of music on older adults’ well-being is likewise of keen interest to researchers, who are looking at how music therapy may help verbal fluency and memory in people with Alzheimer’s disease (Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, Vol. 64, No. 4, 2018) and how singing in a choir may reduce loneliness and increase interest in life among diverse ol...
Feb 8, 2019 · Away from mood and emotions, music can also affect simple actions like how much money we spend or how productive we are, research shows.
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Oct 7, 2020 · A recent survey on music and brain health conducted by AARP revealed some interesting findings about the impact of music on cognitive and emotional well-being: Music listeners had higher scores for mental well-being and slightly reduced levels of anxiety and depression compared to people overall.
