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- Title
Effects of Musical Experience on the Autonomic Nervous System Activity of People Listening to Different Types of Sound.
- Authors
Tadayuki Iida; Rio Nishioka; Nami Kawabata; Masafumi Kunishige; Ayaka Tagawa; Karin Iida; Ko Shingu; Makiko Sameshima; Yasuhiro Ito; Toshihide Harada
- Abstract
Introduction: Advances have been achieved by studies conducted to clarify the effects of high-resolution sound on autonomic nervous system activity. The effects of various types of sound quality, including high-resolution sound, on autonomic nervous system activity may vary for a number of reasons: e.g., whether someone likes listening to music and the frequency at which they listen to it. Materials and Methods: The present study aimed to compare the sympathetic and parasympathetic activities of 13 healthy female junior high school students while they listened to music of three different qualities: high-resolution sound, sound with a high frequency cut-off, and CD sound. Subjects were classified into two groups: those familiar and unfamiliar with music. Results and Conclusion: Although no significant differences were observed in sound quality or experience of music between the two groups, parasympathetic activities showed significant differences in the interaction between experience of music and the sound quality (p < 0.01). These results suggest that parasympathetic activity was inhibited when the musically-experienced group, who were familiar with the music being played, listened to it, and they were unable to feel relaxed.
- Subjects
SYMPATHETIC nervous system physiology; PARASYMPATHETIC nervous system physiology; AUDITORY perception; PSYCHOLOGY of high school students; LISTENING; MUSIC; SOUND
- Publication
International Medical Journal, 2019, Vol 26, Issue 1, p43
- ISSN
1341-2051
- Publication type
Article