23.7. 1993 Vitoria-Gasteiz / Spain - World Federation of Music Therapy

A N T I - A N X I E T Y M U S I C A N D H E M I S P H E R I C A L
R E P E R C U S S I O N / M Ú S I C A A N S I O L Í T I C A Y
R E P E R C U S I Ó N I N T E R H E M I S F É R I C A
TERESA FERNANDEZ, TRINIDAD VIRUES & PEDRO
FIGUEREDO
With the general objective of knowing the hemispherical
repercussion of anti-anxiety musical fragments listened
by patients with pathological anxiety, we studied the
behavior of the alpha activity in 32 subjects and its
relation with the decrease of anxiety, through
psychological tests and the recording of the biotrainer
or biofeedback during the whole experience. The
cerebral mapping technique was used for the first time
for this purpose with a new program, incorporating a
neurometric study which quantitatively expressed the
subjective variations.
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In the conclusions there is a tendency to go laterally to
one hemisphere or the other, depending on the
subject's anxiety level and his/her relation with the kind
of music listened. This result suggests the importance of
considering the psychological aspects in this type of
studies.
The qualitative changes within the psychological proofs
showed a correlation with the variations in the
encephalograms, supporting the therapeutical effect of
the musical selection, and marking the possibility of
introducing music to reduce the psychopharmacological
treatment, in those cases in which this
treatment was necessary.
Con el objetivo general de conocer la repercusión
hemisférica de fragmentos musicales ansiogénicos y
ansiolíticos escuchados biauralmente en sujetos