APS

30th APS Annual Convention · 2018

Psychophysiological Examination of Differential Effects of Musical Modes in Therapeutic Harp – Implication for Music Therapy

San Francisco, CA · May 2018

Poster · Biological/Neuroscience

  • Tadashi Kato
    Fairmont State University
  • Timothy Rice
    Fairmont State University
  • Dylan Thomas-Rogers
    Fairmont State University
  • Korri Kregecz
    Fairmont State University
  • Bashayer AlJishi
    Fairmont State University
  • Pamela Marshall
    Fairmont State University

Abstract

Eighteen adults listened to seven modal-music (2-minute-long each) and EEG, HR, and respiration were monitored. Mixed-Design-ANOVAs followed by post-hoc-tests suggested that men had lower EEG-beta-power than women during Dorian on F3/F7(p<.05), during Phrygian on F3(p<.05), and during Ionian on F4(p<.05), lower HR during Dorian/Phrygian(p<.05), and lower respiration rate during Dorian/Ionian(P<.05).

Music and Arts

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