ReviewBrain, behavior, & immunity - health2024
The transformative power of music: Insights into neuroplasticity, health, and disease.
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Implementation of Musical Intervention as a Non-Pharmacological Strategy for Mitigating Anxiety in Dental Procedures
Music Therapy for Comatose Brain Injured Patients
Who cites it
42 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 75 citations in OpenAlex.
- The effectiveness of music interventions on psychological, physiological and academic outcomes in health sciences students: a meta-analysis.BMC medical education · 2026Pooled it
- Psychological effects of music listening habits on emotional wellbeing and cognitive performance in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Pooled it
- The Effect of Music Therapy on Psychological Outcomes for Neurological Conditions: A Systematic Review.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Pooled it
- Music-based interventions for nonfluent aphasia: A systematic review of randomized control trials.Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences · 2025Pooled it
- Feasibility study examining the short-term effects of Sonic Augmentation Technology™.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Trial
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- Effects of Classical Music on Behavioral and Physiological Stress Markers in Socially Isolated Prairie Voles.Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences · 2026Article
- Music and mild cognitive impairment: a scoping review.The Gerontologist · 2026Article
- MusicAlzheimer: AI-Powered, Culturally Tailored Digital Music Therapy Prototype for Alzheimer Disease Care.JMIR formative research · 2026Article
- Music Listening in Medicine and Healthcare: A Scoping Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Music-Based Interventions in Childhood Hearing Loss: A Comprehensive Narrative Review.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- The role of arts on prescription in supporting young adults' mental health and life transitions.iScience · 2026Article
- Music preferences, listening purposes, perfectionism and substance use in Egyptian college students: a cross-sectional study.BMC psychology · 2026Article
- The Relevance of Heart Rate Variability for Hypnotherapy and Psychotherapy.Brain sciences · 2026Review
- Neurobiological rhythms in critical care: A commentary on intensive care unit music therapy efficacy and mechanism.World journal of critical care medicine · 2026Article
- State-Dependent CNN-GRU Reinforcement Framework for Robust EEG-Based Sleep Stage Classification.Biomimetics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Reliability and validity of the Turkish version of the extended Barcelona Music Reward Questionnaire.PloS one · 2026Article
- A study on the emotional accuracy of generative AI music from the perspective of the "Emotion Wheel" theory.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Clinical and psychological changes associated with music listening in haemodialysis patients: A prospective study.The South African journal of psychiatry : SAJP : the journal of the Society of Psychiatrists of South Africa · 2026Article
- Effect of group music therapy combined with routine nursing on emotional stability in inpatients with manic episodes.Medicine · 2025Observational
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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
Music is a universal language that can elicit profound emotional and cognitive responses. In this literature review, we explore the intricate relationship between music and the brain, from how it is decoded by the nervous system to its therapeutic potential in various disorders. Music engages a diverse network of brain regions and circuits, including sensory-motor processing, cognitive, memory, and emotional components. Music-induced brain network oscillations occur in specific frequency bands, and listening to one's preferred music can grant easier access to these brain functions. Moreover, music training can bring about structural and functional changes in the brain, and studies have shown its positive effects on social bonding, cognitive abilities, and language processing. We also discuss how music therapy can be used to retrain impaired brain circuits in different disorders. Understanding how music affects the brain can open up new avenues for music-based interventions in healthcare, education, and wellbeing.
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