Music and medicine: The effects of music on the human being Hans-Joachim Trappe Department of Cardiology and Angiology, University of Bochum, Germany
Abstract Music may not only improve quality of life but also effect changes in heart rate (HR) and heart rate variability (HRV). A greater modulation of HR and HRV was shown during musical performance compared to listening to music. Cerebral flow was significantly lower when listening to “Va pensiero” from Verdi’s “Nabucco” (70.4±3.3 cm/s) compared to “Libiam nei lieti calici” from Verdi’s “La Traviata” (70.2±3.1 cm/s) (p
