[Music for your heart]

G Ital Cardiol (Rome). 2022 Dec;23(12):897-900. doi: 10.1714/3913.38954.
[Article in Italian]

Abstract

Music is an important tool to improve our human condition and better our mood, but the interesting thing is that some types of music seem to have "medicinal" qualities, so that they have coined the term "music therapy" to define the potential benefits on our body. However, we do not know if these effects can be measured and reproduced, as well as they are able to work on the cardiovascular system. Listening to music allows to explore deep and complex aspects of our soul, but also modulates the rhythm of some physiological components of our heart. The type of music that represents this particular form of sensitivity is probably the Baroque, but there are examples in any epoch and throughout all genres of music: from symphonic to rock, from new age to pop. Performing characters from different periods such as Mozart or the Beatles have left us masterpieces that can unexpectedly improve body and soul at the same time.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Heart*
  • Humans