Why the study?
Does listening to music of varying complexity alter the autonomic nervous system response (HRV) in patients with severe disorders of consciousness compared to healthy controls?
Population
25 subjects total: 9 patients with Vegetative State/Unresponsive Wakefulness Syndrome and 16 healthy controls.
Comparison
Binaural exposure to four musical samples of… vs Healthy controls exposed to the same musical…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
3 minutes (during music listening)
Authors
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Autonomic responses to music complexity in DoC patients warrant cautious exploration; leaves open whether structured stimuli can modulate sympathovagal balance.
Does listening to music of varying complexity alter the autonomic nervous system response (HRV) in patients with severe disorders of consciousness compared to healthy controls?
Musical stimuli with higher formal complexity and general dynamics reduce the autonomic response (measured by HRV) in patients with vegetative state/unresponsive wakefulness syndrome.
Riganello et al. (2015) studied this question.
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