Music can powerfully evoke and modulate emotions and moods, along with changes in
heart activity, blood pressure (BP), and breathing. Although there is great heterogeneity in …

One especially important feature of metrical music is that it contains periodicities that
listeners' bodily rhythms can adapt to. Recent psychological frameworks have introduced the …

We assessed the calming effect of doppel, a wearable device that delivers heartbeat-like
tactile stimulation on the wrist. We tested whether the use of doppel would have a calming …

Tempo is an important musical element that affects human's emotional processes when
listening to music. However, it remains unclear how tempo and training affect individuals' …

Music-listening can be a powerful therapeutic tool for mood rehabilitation, yet quality
evidence for its validity as a singular treatment is scarce. Specifically, the relationship …

The use of music as emotional stimuli in experimental studies has grown in recent years.
However, prior studies have mainly focused on self‐reports and central measures, with a …

Cardiac vagal control (CVC) reflects the activity of the vagus nerve regulating cardiac
functioning. CVC can be inferred via heart rate variability measurement, and it has been …

Music and exercise can both affect autonomic nervous system activity. However, the effects
of the combination of music and exercise on autonomic activity are poorly understood …

Influential hypotheses propose that alterations in emotional state influence decision
processes and executive control of behavior. Both music and transcranial direct current …

Musical stimuli are widely used in emotion research and intervention studies. However,
reviews have repeatedly noted that a lack of pre‐evaluated musical stimuli is stalling …