Why the study?
Evidence supporting synchronization between music features and heart rhythms remains inconsistent.
Does live music performance induce music-heart entrainment and autonomic changes in a skilled pianist?
Does live music performance induce music-heart entrainment and autonomic changes in a skilled pianist?
Live music performance by a skilled pianist may induce specific autonomic modulations and music-heart entrainment.
Should not change practice from one case; leaves open entrainment in performers versus listeners.
Entrainment between music features and heart rhythms have been reported but, to date, evidence in support of music-heart synchronization are still inconsistent. We studied the possible music-heart entrainment in a skilled pianist during a live performance before an audience. We recorded ECG before and during the concert. We derived the beat-to-beat RR time series and analyzed heart rate variability in the time domain and with non linear analysis, to evaluate the autonomic changes associated with 4 different music pieces. Results indicated an autonomic modulation specific for each piece and the decrease and increase of parasympathetic and sympathetic tone across the whole session. Also, for each music piece, analysis of correlation between the music envelope and the RR series revealed a negative correlation which could be the expression of the entrainment of music on heart rhythm.
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