Science: Music affects your heart rate

Researchers at the university of Ghent discovered that the heart rate increases significantly when music is being played. Initially the rhythm of the music was synchronized with the listener's heartbeat. By increasing or decreasing the pace of the music they affected the heart rate.

Dr. Edith Van Dyck explains that increasing the pace even further, doesn’t affect the heart rate anymore. If the stimulating effect decreases however, they detected a reduced heart rate, similar to the initial measurements.

According to Van Dyck, these results contribute to the knowledge of the link between music and cardiovascular parameters and are crucial to the way in which we handle daily situations.

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