The Brain and Positive Biological Effects in Healthy and Clinical Populations

Koelsch, Stefan; Stegemann, Thomas

doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199586974.003.0029

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“…The findings of Anderson and Patel regarding the reduction of cortisol are in line with a systematic review showing that cortisol reduction is one of the most reliable effects in music therapy interventions.…”

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The effect of music therapy on infants born preterm

Haslbeck

Stegemann

2018

Develop Med Child Neuro

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The effect of music therapy on infants born preterm

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Stegemann

2018

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“…Hence, the present results indicate that the hippocampal formation plays a role for modulating hypothalamic endocrine activity during sustained periods of music‐evoked positive emotion. This finding has important implications for the application of music therapy to reduce stress and stress responses in both clinical and nonclinical settings, although the hormones released during experiences of music‐evoked joy remain to be specified (studies on endocrine effects of music are reviewed in [Koelsch and Stegemann, ]).…”

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Functional centrality of amygdala, striatum and hypothalamus in a “small-world” network underlying joy: An fMRI study with music

Koelsch

Skouras

2013

Hum. Brain Mapp.

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Current knowledge about small-world networks underlying emotions is sparse, and confined to functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studies using resting-state paradigms. This fMRI study applied Eigenvector Centrality Mapping (ECM) and functional connectivity analysis to reveal neural small-world networks underlying joy and fear. Joy and fear were evoked using music, presented in 4-min blocks. Results show that the superficial amygdala (SF), laterobasal amygdala (LB), striatum, and hypothalamus function as computational hubs during joy. Out of these computational hubs, the amygdala nuclei showed the highest centrality values. The SF showed functional connectivity during joy with the mediodorsal thalamus (MD) and nucleus accumbens (Nac), suggesting that SF, MD, and Nac modulate approach behavior in response to positive social signals such as joyful music. The striatum was functionally connected during joy with the LB, as well as with premotor cortex, areas 1 and 7a, hippocampus, insula and cingulate cortex, showing that sensorimotor, attentional, and emotional processes converge in the striatum during music perception. The hypothalamus showed functional connectivity during joy with hippocampus and MD, suggesting that hypothalamic endocrine activity is modulated by hippocampal and thalamic activity during sustained periods of music-evoked emotion. Our study indicates high centrality of the amygdala nuclei groups within a functional network underlying joy, suggesting that these nuclei play a central role for the modulation of emotion-specific activity within this network.

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“…Such projections initiate and support movements and contribute to the arousing effects of music [26]. It is important to note that such arousing (sympathetic) effects can co-occur with relaxation and stress reduction during music listening (e.g., even heavy metal enthusiasts use music to relax and to re- 135 duce stress, probably related to corresponding endocrine effects [27]). That is, effects traditionally viewed as directly opposed (arousal and relaxation) are not mutually exclusive.…”

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