Melodies for the treatment of mental disorders have common sonic characteristics that may be responsible for their healing effects. A study by scientists from Shanghai Jiaotong University was published in the journal General Psychiatry.
Music therapy is a promising treatment for various mental disorders. Despite the evidence of its effectiveness, the specific properties responsible for its healing effects are still unknown. Therefore, choosing the right music is a difficult task.
In a new study, scientists compared 370 sound features of 165 compositions selected by experts. It turns out that two-thirds of the features are common across different melodies. This may mean that its therapeutic effects are due to special musical properties rather than coincidence.
Three features turned out to be most important, which could help develop AI-based music recommendation systems that can automatically identify therapeutic music in the future.
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