Increase in Synchronization of Autonomic Rhythms between Individuals When Listening to Music.

ABSTRACT: In light of theories postulating a role for music in forming emotional and social bonds, here we investigated whether endogenous rhythms synchronize between multiple individuals when listening to music. Cardiovascular and respiratory recordings were taken from multiple individuals (musically trained or music-naïve) simultaneously, at rest and during a live concert comprising music excerpts with varying degrees of complexity of the acoustic envelope. Inter-individual synchronization of cardiorespiratory rhythms showed a subtle but reliable increase during passively listening to music compared to baseline. The low-level auditory features of the music were largely responsible for creating or disrupting such synchronism, explaining ~80% of its variance, over and beyond subjective musical prefe

SUBMITTER: Bernardi NF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5651050 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature