Neurocardiological differences between musicians and control subjects |
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Authors: | J L I Burggraaf T W Elffers F M Segeth F M C Austie M B Plug M G J Gademan A C Maan S Man M de Muynck T Soekkha A Simonsz E E van der Wall M J Schalij C A Swenne |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Albinusdreef 2, PO Box 9600, 2300 RC, Leiden, the Netherlands 2. Department of Public Health, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, the Netherlands 3. Academy for Creative and Performing Arts, Faculty of Humanities, Leiden University, Leiden, the Netherlands 4. Pre-university College, Leiden University, Leiden, the Netherlands
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Abstract: | BackgroundExercise training is beneficial in health and disease. Part of the training effect materialises in the brainstem due to the exercise-associated somatosensory nerve traffic. Because active music making also involves somatosensory nerve traffic, we hypothesised that this will have training effects resembling those of physical exercise.MethodsWe compared two groups of healthy, young subjects between 18 and 30 years: 25 music students (13/12 male/female, group M) and 28 controls (12/16 male/female, group C), peers, who were non-musicians. Measurement sessions to determine resting heart rate, resting blood pressure and baroreflex sensitivity (BRS) were held during morning hours.ResultsGroups M and C did not differ significantly in age (21.4?±?3.0 vs 21.2?±?3.1 years), height (1.79?±?0.11 vs 1.77?±?0.10 m), weight (68.0?±?9.1 vs 66.8?±?10.4 kg), body mass index (21.2?±?2.5 vs 21.3?±?2.4 kg?m?2) and physical exercise volume (39.3?±?38.8 vs 36.6?±?23.6 metabolic equivalent hours/week). Group M practised music daily for 1.8?±?0.7 h. In group M heart rate (65.1?±?10.6 vs 68.8?±?8.3 beats/min, trend P =0.08), systolic blood pressure (114.2?±?8.7 vs 120.3?±?10.0 mmHg, P?=?0.01), diastolic blood pressure (65.0?±?6.1 vs 71.0?±?6.2 mmHg, P?0.01) and mean blood pressure (83.7?±?6.4 vs 89.4?±?7.1, P?0.01) were lower than in group C. BRS in groups M and C was 12.9?±?6.7 and 11.3?±?5.8 ms/mmHg, respectively (P?=?0.17).ConclusionsThe results of our study suggest that active music making has training effects resembling those of physical exercise training. Our study opens a new perspective, in which active music making, additionally to being an artistic activity, renders concrete health benefits for the musician. |
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Keywords: | Exercise training Music Heart rate Blood pressure Baroreflex |
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