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MUSIC AND NEUROPLASTICITY: REWIRING YOUR BRAIN FOR RELAXATIONLESLIE SAULSBURY, MT-BC/L
OBJECTIVES
• List three concepts in neuroplasticity that explain why music can help us relax.
• Provide one example of how to use music to support the discussed concepts of
neuroplasticity for relaxation.
HOW IS MUSIC PROCESSED IN THE BRAIN?
• Eight functions in the brain that music
can influence.
• 1. Motor movement planning
• 2. Motor movement
• 3. Language comprehension
• 4. Language production
• 5. Attention
• 6. Memory
• 7. Emotional Regulation
• 8. Sensory Processing
HOW IS MUSIC PROCESSED IN THE BRAIN
• Motor movement planning
Premotor Cortex
• Motor movement
Primary Motor Cortex
HOW IS MUSIC PROCESSED IN THE BRAIN
• Language Comprehension
Posterior Superior Temporal Gyrus
• Language Production
Inferior Frontal Gyrus
HOW IS MUSIC PROCESSED IN THE BRAIN
• Attention
Many areas
• Memory
Limbic system
HOW IS MUSIC PROCESSED IN THE BRAIN
• Emotional Regulation
Amygdala
• Sensory Processing
Lateral Postcentral Gyrus
HOW IS MUSIC PROCESSED IN THE BRAIN
WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT?
• Music is a superhighway to neuroplastic learning and rehabilitation.
WHAT IS NEUROPLASTICITY?
• Forming new neural connections, and pruning existing neural connections.
• The arrangement of the areas of the brain that respond to different stimuli
can change in response to altered circumstances.
• Makes it possible to learn new behaviors and retain them as well as re-learn
lost behaviors.
MUSIC AND NEUROPLASTICITY
• Dopamine plays a role in neuroplasticity.
• Listening to music stimulates the release of dopamine.
• Music stimulates the same neural network that is involved in reinforcement
learning and reward.
MUSIC AND NEUROPLASTICITY
• Music serves as the reward and motivation!
• By pairing the music with a non-music task, dopamine is released during both
• As a result, the synaptic connections may be strengthened by LTP which is
mediated by dopamine.
• This ultimately leads to the learning of a new task/behavior from the music
reward.
MUSIC AND NEUROPLASTICITY
• 1. Music is processed in many areas of the brain which makes it a
“superhighway for neuroplastic learning and rehabilitation”
• 2. Neuroplasticity is mediated dopamine, music causes dopamine release.
• 3. Neuroplasticity requires repetition, music is repetitive.
HOW DOES THIS IMPACT RELAXATION?
• Using music, we can “train” ourselves to relax!
• Fight or flight vs. deep relaxation response.
• Pair music listening with a relaxation practice, and the release of dopamine
on a repetitive cycle will facilitate a relaxation response.
MUSIC RELAXATION TRAINING
• Emphasis on “training”
• It can’t be all or nothing
• Reorganizing your thoughts so that physical, mental, and emotional responses
do not get out of control.
MUSIC RELAXATION TRAINING
• Time frame
• Environment
• Music considerations
• What kind?
• How?
MUSIC CONSIDERATIONSClassical:
• Symphony No. 34 in C Major – Mozart
• Cello Concerto No. 1 in C Major – Haydn
• Additional artists: Debussy, Vaughn Williams, Bizet
Modern:
• Music for Mellow Minds – Janalea Hoffman
• Sun, Moon and Stars – Jim Brickman
• Additional artists: Liz Story, Enya, David Lanz, Eric Tingstad
Popular:
• Bubbly – Colbie Cillat
• I’m Yours – Jason Mraz
• Additional artists: Adele, John Mayer, Michael Bublé
Rock:
• Layla: Eric Clapton
• Peaceful Easy Feeling – The Eagles
• Additional artists: Tom Petty, Steve Miller Band, Peter Frampton,
Country:
• I Will – Alison Kraus
• It Just Comes Natural – George Strait
• Additional artists: Alan Jackson, Garth Brooks, Zac Brown Band
Nature:
• The Quiet Sea – Eric Bernard
• Marsh – Echoes of Nature
• Additional artists: Instruments by the Sea series
• Spiritual/Religious:
• Who I am – Casting Crowns
• What a Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong
• Truth About Me – Mandisa
• Additional artists: Amy Grant, Chris Tomlin, Michael W. Smith
IMPACT
• Coping With Work Related Stress Through Guided Imagery and Music –
2015
• The effect of music on biochemical markers and self-perceived stress among
first-line nurses - 2011
RESOURCES
• Brattico, E., & Pearce, M. (2013). The neuroaesthetics of music. Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts,
7(1), 48-61.
• Curtis, L., & Fallin, J. (2014). Neuroeducation and music: Collaboration for student success. Music Educators
Journal, 101(2), 52-56.
• Daniels, B. B.; Hansen, A. M.; Gold, C. (2015). Coping with work-related stress through guided imagery and
music (GIM): Randomized controlled trial. Journal of Music Therapy 52(3), 323-352.
• Lai, H. L., & Li, Y. M. (2011). The effect of music on biochemical markers and self-perceived stress among first-
line nurses: A randomized controlled crossover trial. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 67(11), 2414-2424.
• Stegamoller, E. L. (2014). Exploring the neuroplasticity model of music therapy. Journal of Music Therapy,
51(3), 211-227.
CONTACT INFO
Leslie Saulsbury, MT-BC/L
lsaulsbury@altru.org
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