In the past decade, research investigating the impact of music on health and wellbeing has grown exponentially. Federal, institutional, and philanthropic funding for research in this area is bearing fruit. Evidence from basic science to population health is growing quickly and the time is ripe for a Research Topic providing an overview of what has been done and what remains to be explored. A sophisticated scientific approach aggregating recent findings will assure that active projects and ongoing scientific breakthroughs reach a global readership.
The goal of this research topic is to pull together findings and frameworks from across disciplines and levels of analysis to provide a timely state of the field exploring the impact of music on health and wellbeing. Specifically, we aim to bridge gaps between basic science, clinical outcomes, and population health, reaching across silos and providing a rich overview of music-based interventions in medicine and related settings.
We invite original research reports, review papers and opinion pieces that aim to further our understanding of the role that music plays in health and wellbeing. We especially encourage submissions addressing the basic science of neural circuits underlying music processing, the impacts of musical training and engagement on functional and structural neuroanatomy, and the evolutionary origins of music. In addition, we will prioritize research reports that propose mechanisms of action, develop, or validate biomarkers, explore optimal dosing, or address individual differences in responses to music-based interventions. We also welcome methods papers that integrate novel brain-based measurements with musical activities and establish standardized or personalized outcome measures. Finally, we encourage interdisciplinary work that crosses traditional boundaries.
Keywords:
music, music-based interventions, health, well-being, medicine, population health
Important Note:
All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to guide an out-of-scope manuscript to a more suitable section or journal at any stage of peer review.
In the past decade, research investigating the impact of music on health and wellbeing has grown exponentially. Federal, institutional, and philanthropic funding for research in this area is bearing fruit. Evidence from basic science to population health is growing quickly and the time is ripe for a Research Topic providing an overview of what has been done and what remains to be explored. A sophisticated scientific approach aggregating recent findings will assure that active projects and ongoing scientific breakthroughs reach a global readership.
The goal of this research topic is to pull together findings and frameworks from across disciplines and levels of analysis to provide a timely state of the field exploring the impact of music on health and wellbeing. Specifically, we aim to bridge gaps between basic science, clinical outcomes, and population health, reaching across silos and providing a rich overview of music-based interventions in medicine and related settings.
We invite original research reports, review papers and opinion pieces that aim to further our understanding of the role that music plays in health and wellbeing. We especially encourage submissions addressing the basic science of neural circuits underlying music processing, the impacts of musical training and engagement on functional and structural neuroanatomy, and the evolutionary origins of music. In addition, we will prioritize research reports that propose mechanisms of action, develop, or validate biomarkers, explore optimal dosing, or address individual differences in responses to music-based interventions. We also welcome methods papers that integrate novel brain-based measurements with musical activities and establish standardized or personalized outcome measures. Finally, we encourage interdisciplinary work that crosses traditional boundaries.
Keywords:
music, music-based interventions, health, well-being, medicine, population health
Important Note:
All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to guide an out-of-scope manuscript to a more suitable section or journal at any stage of peer review.