Dynamic Interactions Between Musical, Cardiovascular, and Cerebral Rhythms in Humans
Author(s) -
Luciano Bernardi,
Cesare Porta,
Gaia Casucci,
Rossella Balsamo,
Nicolò F. Bernardi,
Roberto Fogari,
Peter Sleight
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.108.806174
Subject(s) - rhythm , medicine , cardiorespiratory fitness , audiology , heart rate , vasomotion , symphony , vasodilation , cardiology , blood pressure , literature , art
Reactions to music are considered subjective, but previous studies suggested that cardiorespiratory variables increase with faster tempo independent of individual preference. We tested whether compositions characterized by variable emphasis could produce parallel instantaneous cardiovascular/respiratory responses and whether these changes mirrored music profiles.
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