Psychedelics and music: neuroscience and therapeutic implications.
Author: Barrett FS1, Preller KH2,3, Kaelen M4,5
Affiliation:
1a Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Behavioral Pharmacology Research Unit , Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine , Baltimore , MD , USA.
2b Neuropsychopharmacology and Brain Imaging, Department of Psychiatry Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics , University Hospital for Psychiatry Zurich , Zurich , Switzerland.
3c Department of Psychiatry , Yale University School of Medicine , New Haven , CT , USA.
4d Psychedelic Research Group, Department of Medicine , Imperial College London , London , UK.
5e Wavepaths Ltd , London , UK.
Conference/Journal: Int Rev Psychiatry.
Date published: 2018 Sep 21
Other:
Volume ID: 1-13 , Special Notes: doi: 10.1080/09540261.2018.1484342. [Epub ahead of print] , Word Count: 125
From the beginning of therapeutic research with psychedelics, music listening has been consistently used as a method to guide or support therapeutic experiences during the acute effects of psychedelic drugs. Recent findings point to the potential of music to support meaning-making, emotionality, and mental imagery after the administration of psychedelics, and suggest that music plays an important role in facilitating positive clinical outcomes of psychedelic therapy. This review explores the history of, contemporary research on, and future directions regarding the use of music in psychedelic research and therapy, and argues for more detailed and rigorous investigation of the contribution of music to the treatment of psychiatric disorders within the novel framework of psychedelic therapy.
KEYWORDS: LSD; Psychedelic; hallucinogen; music; music therapy; neuroscience; psilocybin
PMID: 30240282 DOI: 10.1080/09540261.2018.1484342
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