Neuroendocrine responses of healthy volunteers to `techno-music': relationships with personality traits and emotional state

Gerra, Gilberto; Zaimovic, Amir; Franchini, D.; Palladino, Mariella; Giucastro, Giuliano; Reali, N; Maestri, D.; Caccavari, R.; Delsignore, R; Brambilla, Frăncesca

doi:10.1016/s0167-8760(97)00071-8

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“…Although we expected to observe a significant influence of this music style on the sympathetic modulation of the heart, heavy metal music demonstrated no significant effect on HRV in the three equivalent sound level ranges. The literature has reported that excitatory music such as techno influences the neuroendocrine system in humans, [20] and it was observed that listening to techno music led to a significant increase in the levels of HR, noradrenaline, cortisol, and adrenocorticotropic hormone. Previous studies have shown the chronic beneficial effects of relaxing classical music while genres like hip hop, techno and heavy metal are suggested to be commonly associated with physiological arousal.…”

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Cardiac autonomic regulation during exposure to auditory stimulation with classical baroque or heavy metal music of different intensities

Amaral

Nogueira

Roque

et al. 2014

Arch Turk Soc Cardiol

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Objectives:The effects of chronic music auditory stimulation on the cardiovascular system have been investigated in the literature. However, data regarding the acute effects of different styles of music on cardiac autonomic regulation are lacking. The literature has indicated that auditory stimulation with white noise above 50 dB induces cardiac responses. We aimed to evaluate the acute effects of classical baroque and heavy metal music of different intensities on cardiac autonomic regulation. Study design: The study was performed in 16 healthy men aged 18-25 years. All procedures were performed in the same soundproof room. We analyzed heart rate variability (HRV) in time (standard deviation of normal-to-normal R-R intervals [SDNN], root-mean square of differences [RMSSD] and percentage of adjacent NN intervals with a difference of duration greater than 50 ms [pNN50]) and frequency (low frequency [LF], high frequency [HF] and LF/HF ratio) domains. HRV was recorded at rest for 10 minutes. Subsequently, the volunteers were exposed to one of the two musical styles (classical baroque or heavy metal music) for five minutes through an earphone, followed by a five-minute period of rest, and then they were exposed to the other style for another five minutes. The subjects were exposed to three equivalent sound levels (60-70dB, 70-80dB and 80-90dB). The sequence of songs was randomized for each individual. Results: Auditory stimulation with heavy metal music did not influence HRV indices in the time and frequency domains in the three equivalent sound level ranges. The same was observed with classical baroque musical auditory stimulation with the three equivalent sound level ranges. Conclusion: Musical auditory stimulation of different intensities did not influence cardiac autonomic regulation in men. analizi yapıldı. İstirahatte iken 10 dakika boyunca KHD kaydedildi. Daha sonra gönüllülere bir kulaklık aracılığıyla beş dakika klasik barok veya heavy metal müziği dinletildi. Denekler üç eşdeğer (60-70 dB, 70-80 dB ve 80-90 dB) ses düzeyine maruz bırakıldı. İlk müzik dinletisinden sonra beş dakika istirahatte kaldıktan sonra yeniden klasik barok ve heavy metal müzik dinletildi. Her bir birey için şarkıların sırası rastgele seçilmişti. Bulgular: Üç eşdeğer ses düzeyinde ve zaman ve ses frekansı alanlarında heavy metal müzikle işitsel uyarı kalp hızı indekslerini etkilemedi. Üç eşdeğer ses düzeyi aralıklarında yapılan klasik barok müzikle işitsel uyarıda da aynı etki göz-lenmiştir. Sonuç: Farklı yoğunluklarda müzikle işitsel uyarı erkeklerde kalbin otonom regülasyonunu etkilememiştir. ABSTRACTÖZET

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Cardiac autonomic regulation during exposure to auditory stimulation with classical baroque or heavy metal music of different intensities

Amaral

Nogueira

Roque

et al. 2014

Arch Turk Soc Cardiol

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“…Gerra and others [80] observed changes in a host of endocrine measures when participants were listening to techno music vs. classical 335 music, whereas Evers and Suhr [81] recorded changes in serotonin levels after exposure to pleasant or unpleasant music, but found no differences in prolactin or ACTH (adrenocorticotropic hormone). Choir singing has been demonstrated to modify neuroendocrine measures (TNF-alpha, prolactin, cortisol, and oxytocin), although whether these are emotion-related reactions or merely variations in-…”

Section: A Biological Systems Accountmentioning

confidence: 99%

An integrative review of the enjoyment of sadness associated with music

Eerola

Vuoskoski

Peltola

et al. 2018

Physics of Life Reviews

106

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Citation for published item:ierolD F nd uoskoskiD tF uF nd eltolD rFEF nd utkinenD F nd h¤ ferD uF @PHIUA 9en integrtive review of the enjoyment of sdness ssoited with musiF9D hysis of life reviewsF F Further information on publisher's website: httpsXGGdoiForgGIHFIHITGjFplrevFPHIUFIIFHIT Publisher's copyright statement:Additional information: Use policyThe full-text may be used and/or reproduced, and given to third parties in any format or medium, without prior permission or charge, for personal research or study, educational, or not-for-prot purposes provided that:• a full bibliographic reference is made to the original source • a link is made to the metadata record in DRO • the full-text is not changed in any way The full-text must not be sold in any format or medium without the formal permission of the copyright holders.Please consult the full DRO policy for further details. AbstractThe recent surge of interest towards the paradoxical pleasure produced by sad music has generated a handful of theories and an array of empirical explorations on the topic. However, none of these have attempted to weigh the existing evidence in a systematic fashion. The present work puts forward an integrative framework laid out over three levels of explanation -biological, psycho-social, and cultural -to compare and integrate the existing findings in a meaningful way. First, we review the evidence pertinent to experiences of pleasure associated with sad music from the fields of neuroscience, psychophysiology, and endocrinology. Then, the psychological and interpersonal mechanisms underlying the recognition and induction of sadness in the context of music are combined with putative explanations ranging from social surrogacy and nostalgia to feelings of being moved. Finally, we address the cultural aspects of the paradox -the extent to which it is embedded in the Western notion of music as an aesthetic, contemplative object -by synthesising findings from history, ethnography, and empirical studies. Furthermore, we complement these explanations by considering the particularly significant life meanings that sadness portrayed in art can evoke in some perceivers. Our central claim is that one cannot attribute the enjoyment of sadness fully to any one of these levels, but to a chain * Corresponding author Email address: tuomas.eerola@durham.ac.uk (Tuomas Eerola)Preprint submitted to Physics of Life Reviews November 10, 2017 of functionalities afforded by each level. Each explanatory level has several putative explanations and its own shift towards positive valence, but none of them deliver the full transformation from a highly negative experience to a fully enjoyable experience alone. The current evidence within this framework ranges from weak to non-existent at the biological level, moderate at the psychological level, and suggestive at the cultural level. We propose a series of focussed topics for future investigation that would allow to deconstruct the drivers and constraints of the processes leading to pleasurable music-related sad...

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“…Listening to fast music, like techno, induces changes in the nervous system, increasing heart rate and systolic blood pressure [19]. Moreover, in the examined subjects, a significant increase in GH, beta-E and ACTH was observed [19].…”

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“…Additionally, it has been proven that these people have a tendency to suffer from depression, mood irregularities and oral cavity disorders [23]. Listening to fast music, like techno, induces changes in the nervous system, increasing heart rate and systolic blood pressure [19]. Moreover, in the examined subjects, a significant increase in GH, beta-E and ACTH was observed [19].…”

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confidence: 98%

“…A strong relation has been observed between reckless behavior and preference for heavy metal [17]. Moreover, heavy metal is likely to be listened to by depressed women with a tendency to selfharm and suicidal thoughts, lower educated people, overusing alcohol and with difficulties at school [18,19]. Perhaps the reason why so few people want to listen to heavy metal during their dental appointment lies in the fact that this kind of music is generally considered to have a strong correlation with death, destruction and hopelessness.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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