Autonomic effects of music in health and Crohn's disease: the impact of isochronicity, emotional valence, and tempo.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Music can evoke strong emotions and thus elicit significant autonomic nervous system (ANS) responses. However, previous studies investigating music-evoked ANS effects produced inconsistent results. In particular, it is not clear (a) whether simply a musical tactus (without common emotional components of music) is sufficient to elicit ANS effects; (b) whether changes in the tempo of a musical piece contribute to the ANS effects; (c) whether emotional valence of music influences ANS effects; and (d) whether music-elicited ANS effects are comparable in healthy subjects and patients with Crohn´s disease (CD, an inflammatory bowel disease suspected to be associated with autonomic dysfunction).

Methods

To address these issues, three experiments were conducted, with a to

SUBMITTER: Krabs RU 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4425535 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature