Article: Research reports from University of Pavia provide new insights into blood pressure.

According to recent research from Pavia, Italy, "Reactions to music are considered subjective, but previous studies suggested that cardiorespiratory variables increase with faster tempo independent of individual preference. We tested whether compositions characterized by variable emphasis could produce parallel instantaneous cardiovascular/respiratory responses and whether these changes mirrored music profiles."

"Twenty-four young healthy subjects, 12 musicians (choristers) and 12 nonmusician control subjects, listened (in random order) to music with vocal (Puccini's ''Turandot'') or orchestral (Beethoven's 9th Symphony adagio) progressive crescendos, more ...

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