Music paired with beats may cut stress hormone more than twice as much as pink noise
A new randomized clinical trial from Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) found that listening to just 24 minutes of personalized music paired with auditory beat stimulation (ABS) lowered levels of the stress hormone cortisol more than twice as much as pink noise, a popular sound used for relaxation. Yet participants reported feeling equally calm after both.
Medical Xpress · Oct 30