Effectiveness of music therapy on the activation level of cerebral function

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

The effectiveness of the musical therapy on cerebral function and cerebral blood flow is not clearly investigated. In this research, the relation between how to enjoy the music and activity level of cerebral function when listening to music or singing music was investigated. Based on the investigation results, the optimal presentation method of the music effecting on the activity level of the brain was proposed. In this study, the activity level of cerebral function was quantified in terms of the fluctuation of oxygenated hemoglobin (oxyHb). The fluctuation of the oxyHb and the RRI of heart rate were observed during each experiment. The Cardiac Sympathetic Index (CSI) of the sympathetic nerve and the Cardiac Vagal Index (CVI) of the parasympathetic nerve were used for the investigation. It was observed that making the level of CVI higher by listening to music after making the level of CSI higher by singing music is effective for increasing the level of oxyHb.

목차 (Table of Contents)

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Effectiveness of music on cerebral function
• 3. Effectiveness of presenting music after singing
• 4. Conclusion
• 5. References