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Music Therapy and Suggestibility – Methods of
Activating Mechanisms to Improve Cognitive Processes
Dr. Liliana Neagu
PhD Medical Psychology, Assistant University Dr. ”Carol Davila” University of
Medicine and Pharmacy, University “CAROL DAVILA” Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
ABSTRACT
There are numerous research studies focused on the brain’s processing of
information and on finding patterns and strategies to improve cognitive
processes. To increase the capacity of memory and concentration we need to
understand both the physiological and biochemical mechanisms, and the role
of the external factors on these processes. The suggestions and harmonic
combinations of music have proven their effectiveness by acting as a major
influence in the field of neurophysiology, ameliorating a wide spectrum of
memory and attention issues.
KEYWORDS: memory, attention, music therapy, suggestibility
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INTRODUCTION
Nowadays, the development of research in music therapy
and suggestibility is at a stage where its effectiveness has
been proven for a wide range of disorders. Thus, a large
number of researchers have demonstrated the scientific
support and the effectiveness of these methods.
“The slow baroque music provides the installation of
memorizing conditions – for the individual with an average
intellect it creates the mental advantages ofgifted
individuals” (Iamandescu, 2004)-[1]
Starting with 1950, medical institutions have begun
recognizing the fact that placebo treatments have powerful
effects. It has been shown then that they have a high degree
of clinical efficacy in treating and ameliorating a wide range
of conditions, being present in almost 35% of clinical cases.
[2]
MUSIC AND MEMORY. THE SUPER MEMORY EFFECT
In his evolution, man has sought to perfect his cognitive
abilities in order to adapt to the ever refineddemandsand to
understand the mecanisms underlying them.
In this sense, several psychological theories have been
developed, attempting to explain the various stages of the
memory process, assuming the existence of several types of
memory, partially superimposed.
With regard to the contribution of music to cognitive
processes, as a method of memory enhancement, numerous
researches have been reportedtohavehighlightedthemajor
influence of different types of harmonic rhythms and
combinations acting in the field of neurophysiology,
impacting on information retrieval and increasing
information storage capacity. [3]
Physiological research has shown that in a calm state, the
body works efficiently with less energy, giving more power
to the brain. One of the secrets of memory is slowing down
brain waves to the slowest alpha level (7-13 cycles per
second), as well as for body rhythms to the most relaxed
levels.
By processing neural activity on the computer,
neurophysiologists have proven the existence of an
isomorphism between the brain’s rhythmic activity and the
rhythm of Mozart'smusic[4].Theisomorphic elementswere
represented by the sound cycles (the amount of sounds per
time unit) of a certain conformation – with sequences of
increases and decreases in the intensity of the sounds that
repeat every 20-30 seconds – and which act on the neural
groups whose functions are developingsimilarly,incyclesof
30 seconds (results obtained by a team of musicologists and
neurologists from the University of Illinois).[5]
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The use of Mozart's music has proved useful even inthecase
of the elderly, suffering of Alzheimer's disease [6]. A team of
musicologists and neurologistsfromtheUniversityofIllinois
believes that the already demonstrated “Mozart effect”,that
improves spatial thinking, is involved.
THE PLACEBO EFFECT
‘The Placebo effect’ consists of the physiological and
psychological manifestations that determine the
improvement of a patient's health condition following the
administration of a drug without pharmacodynamic action.
[7]
The perception, codes and symboles that the brain uses in
processing the internal and external information strongly
determine the placebo effectiveness, form and response.
The thought that a drug is effective can cause the body to
release its natural analgesics, the endorphins. Dr. Dragoş
Popa [8] states that ‘important changes have been observed
in the thalamus, in the anterior cingulate cortex, the
prefrontal cortex and the orbitofrontal cortex. Each of these
areas has its function. Tomas Furmark of the Uppsala
University (Sweden) states that a genehasbeenlinkedto the
placebo effect.[9]
The placebo effect is a dynamic,multi-variablephenomenon,
in which factors such as personality, cognition and
conditioning influencethehumanbodythroughmechanisms
which are still not quite clarified. In addition to the
pharmacodynamic actions, the nonspecific effects of
psychopharmacological drugs raise the issue of the
psychological effects that accompany all therapeutic
actions.[10]
PERSONAL RESEARCH ON THE USE OF COGNITIVE AND
SUGGESTIVE METHODS FOR IMPROVING MEMORY AND
ATTENTION IN HEALTHY SUBJECTS VS DEPRESSIVE
SUBJECTS
I. PROBLEM
There is continuous technological progress and people are
being bombarded with information, images,sounds,andour
brain is becoming more saturated. In this context, more and
more people are beginning to take an interested in their
intellectual abilities and are scared by the poorperformance
of their memory. Their concern is justified, because factors
such as: stress, caused by the anguish of tomorrow,
emotional trauma, depression,a seriesofinfectiousdiseases,
advanced age, etc., lead to memory impairment. Therefore,
scientists are more and more concernedinfindingstrategies
and techniques of stimulation andactivesustenancetoserve
in the interest of memory performance.
For this purpose, many self-training guides have been
developed, for solving exercises to train memory.
II. RESEARCH OBJECTIVE
The objective of the research is to find ways to actively
sustain and improve cognitive and regulatory capacities,
taking into account the efficacy, the effectiveness, the costs
and benefits of using them, on the one hand, and
understanding the mechanisms underlying the activating of
different types of memory and attention, on the other hand.
For this purpose, I compared the effectiveness of three
different interventions by manipulating the independent
variables represented by: 1. baroque music; 2. rhythmic
music; 3. placebo substances, on dependent variables: 1.
semantic memory; 2. visual memory; 3. contextual memory
(work memory); 4. focused attention; 5. distributed
attention/multitasking/the ability to multitaskboth in
healthy subjects, as well as with depressive subjects.
III. HYPOTHESES
The hypotheses are the following:
A. Does music therapy have an effect on improving
cognitive processes?
B. Does the placebo effectinfluencememoryandattention?
C. Are there significant differences in healthy population's
outcomes comparedtothegroupofdepressivepatients?
IV. RESEARCH METHOD
1. Subjects
In the samples used, there have been 260 healthy subjects
included, divided in four equal groups aged between 17– 19
years and 260 depressive patients that meet the DSM-IV
criteria for depressive disorder, who achieved a score of at
least 10 points at the HAD-S – Hospital Anxiety and
Depression Scale, aged between 24 - 65 years.
2. Tools/materials
For dependent variables the tools used to assess the results
were the following:
Semantic memory has been evaluated using a test that
included words starting with the same letter, from four
different categories –execution time: 10 minutes;
Visual memory has been measured usingtheRay-Claparedé
test, which includes 30 images– execution time:10minutes:
Work (contextual) memory has been assessed using a test
that comprised three different texts, out of which five
questions were asked from eachone,marking withonepoint
the correct answers – time used: 20 minutes;
Focused attention has been measured using theToullouse–
Pieron test.
Distributed attention has been measured using the D.A. and
Praga tests.
V. DESIGN
1. The design used is an experimental one and it includes
the following variables:
A. Independent variables are represented by
interventions involving the use of two different stylesof
music, namely baroque music (Vivaldi, Haendel, Bach,
Telemann) vs rhythmic music (Michael Jackson), and
syrup-like placebo substances.
B. Dependent variables are those to which the expected
effect refers, namely: semantic memory, visual
memory, contextual (work) memory, focused
attention, and distributed attention.
2. Basic concepts about the dependent variables included
in the experiment
Visual memory has a duration of approximately 100 ms,
with unlimited capacity. It is used to extract the physical
features of the stimulus (colors, contour, intensity, etc)
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Semantic memory refers to the memory of meanings,
significances...
Work (contextual) memory is involved in a widevarietyof
complex cognitive behaviors, such as understanding,
reasoning, or problem solving.
Focused attention is the function of attention which
ensures the selection and convergent organisation of
operations and actions of behavior adjustement.
Distributed attention is the function of attention that
allows multiple activities to take place at the same time.
The correlated numerical values
Effectiveness coefficient: reflects the speed of
perception and observation processes indicating the
dynamism of nervous processes;
Accuracy coefficient: reflects the capacity of selection,
orientation, and optimal focus of the psycho-nervous
energy towards an activity;
Mnemonic coefficient: reflects the memory's
operativity which consists of the duration of the
learning period, the durabilityoftheoperational scheme
over time.
VI. PROCEDURE
The measuring was made before and after the introduction
of independent variables. Each group was originally given
memory and attention tests, taking into accountthefeatures
contained in the monographmentionedinthe“tools”section.
VII. DATA ANALYSIS
In order to substantiate the conclusions a sample of 65
subjects was selected for each group.
VIII. RESULTS
Results of the T test in depressive subjects
Table no.1(meaning of the results)
Baroque music Placebo effect Rhythmic music Control group
Semantic memory Significant + Significant + Significant + Significant +
Visual memory Significant + Significant + Significant + Significant +
Contextual memory Significant - Insignificant Significant - Significant -
Focused attention
Eff. c. Significant + Significant + Significant + Significant +
Acc. c. Significant + Significant + Significant + Significant +
mn. c. Significant + Significant + Significant + Significant +
Distributed attention
Eff.c. Insignificant Insignificant Insignificant Significant -
Acc.c. Significant + Insignificant Significant + Significant +
Mn. c. Significant + Insignificant Significant + Significant +
Table no. 2 (values of T test )
Baroque music Placebo effect Rhythmic music Control group
Semantic memory 3.711 2.345 5.212 3.795
Visual memory 7.195 6.386 5.485 2.653
Contextual memory (-)2.831 0.049 (-)4.675 (-)3.866
Focused attention
Eff.c. 4.78 5.809 7.511 5.835
Acc.c. 3.102 3.702 2.198 2.121
Mn.c. 3.102 3.213 2.213 2.121
Distributed attention
Eff.c. (-)1.405 (-)1.987 (-)3.407 (-)2.966
Acc.c. 3.258 0.563 2.978 3.779
Mn.c. 3.238 1.531 3.21 3.792
Fig. no. 1
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Results of T test in healthy subjects
Table no. 3 (meaning of results)
Baroque music Placebo effect Rhythmic music Control group
Semantic memory Significant + Significant + Insignificant Insignificant
Visual memory Significant + Significant + Insignificant Significant -
Contextual memory Significant + Significant + Significant + Significant +
Focused attention
Eff.c. Significant + Significant + Significant + Significant +
Acc.c. Significant + Significant + Significant + Significant +
Mn.c. Significant + Significant + Significant + Significant +
Distributed attention
Eff.c. Significant + Significant + Significant + Significant +
Acc.c. Significant - Significant - Significant - Significant -
Mn.c. Insignificant Insignificant Insignificant Insignificant
Table no. 4 ( values of T test)
Baroque music Placebo effect Rhythmic music Control group
Semantic memory 3.934 3.977 0.468 (-)0.132
Visual memory 2.004 4.713 0.911 (-)2.606
Contextual memory 7.345 9.866 6.393 2.563
Focused attention
Eff.c. 5.532 4.314 8.729 6.642
Acc.c. 5.243 4.586 4.921 4.724
Mn.c. 5.243 4.636 4.921 4.724
Distributed attention
Eff.c. 6.176 7.119 3.746 4.451
Acc.c. (-)2.932 (-)4.773 (-)3.690 (-)4.323
Mn.c. 0.056 (-)1.247 (-)0.579 (-)0.891
Fig. no. 2
IX. DISCUSSIONS
Regarding the placebo effect, the results obtained in
healthy subjects were favorable for almost all components,
while depressive subjects had a decrease in the degree of
influence.
In the specialty literature, it is known that young people are
less responsive and unlike normal people,patientsgenerally
have more suggestibility and therefore a greater
responsiveness to placebo, but the motivation to improve
their cognitive capacities (memory and attention) was
higher for students, given the fact that high-school
graduation exams were approaching. Some of them were
clearly interested in asking even the source of where they
could buy their substance to better memorize before the
exams. The marked difference of the placebo effect between
depressive subjects as opposed to healthy subjects is
explained by the symptomatology of these patients,
expressed by the lack of hope and interest, anhedonia,
fatigability – making it impossible for the mobilization of an
additional and equitable energy to determine the placebo
efficacy and response.
Regarding the influence of music on mnemonic and
prosexic processes, we can ask the following questions:
Does the sound background modify the material substratum
of memory or that of the electrical activity of the brain when
we memorize or pay attention? Which of these favours
cognitive processes?
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Dr. Aryel Routtenberg [11] was among the first to discover
that electrical stimulation of certain areas of the brain
engages the release of large amounts of neurotransmitters
involved in memory processes. Dr. Capel [12] found that
different forms of the waves trigger the release of different
neurotransmitters. For example, frequencies of 90-111 Hz
produce endorphins, and frequencies of 4 Hz –
catecholamines, which are important in the process of
memory and attention.Researchshowsthatafterlisteningto
high-frequency music for a certain period of time, the mind
harmonizes itself, charging itself with energy, and it
sharpens. Then, the brain starts to emit the signals
corresponding to the rest ofthesystemand easereplaces the
learning difficulty. Mozart's tempo at high frequencies, as a
background for material reading,givesanenergystimulusto
the brain cortex to recharge and rebalance the brain and the
body, stimulating the connections betweentheneurons.The
„Mozart effect” would be explained by the fact that the
rhythm of his music reproduces thecyclical rhythmsofbrain
cells. Dr. Lozanov [13] found that 60 beats/minute music
increases alpha activitywith6%(associatedwithrelaxation)
and lowers beta activity by 6% (associated with the state of
readiness), creating a collage of baroque music whichfavors
the conditions for a global improvement of memory.
Transmitting specific frequenciesinthebrainstimulatesitto
produce specific chemicals to restore memory.
The material substratum of memory is not yet elucidated.
Penfield assumed that memories would be located in the
temporal lobe, but this assumption was not accepted. There
is a hypothesis in the case of short-term memory that could
be explained by the existence of „reverberating” circuits:
neuron chains forming a closed circuit. When an excitation
comes from the outside it oscillates for several seconds in
this circle – which would explain the persistenceofmemory.
There are many such circuits in the hippocampus, and the
lesions caused in this region generate serious disorders of
the memory. Eccles argues anotherhypothesisthatrepeated
neuron excitation leads to the emergence of new contact
points, either with the dendrites or with the body of another
cell, which would facilitate the circulation of the nervous
influx and implicitly the possibilities of remembrance. It is
certain that there are no special areas for memory and there
are multiple and unlimited possibilities of engraming.
X. CONCLUSIONS
A. For healthy subjects all processes have a degree of
influence, with significant values for almost all components.
Compared to the control group (without music therapy and
placebo substances), the three forms of psychotherapeutic
intervention had the following effects:
1. Baroque music (creations of Bach, Haendel, Vivaldi,
Telemann) has statistically improved the performance of
subjects in semantic memory tests in Significant mode, –
being on the first position (it increases the power of
evoking), in visual and work memory, as well as focused
attention – the influence being average, but significant, and
distributive attention (the effectiveness coefficient and less
the mnemonic one).
It can be concluded that baroque music has a homogeneous
influence on the types of memory and attention, confirming
the data from the literature that referred totheperformance
of the memory in general without diferentiating them.
Semantic memory, linked to the complex processes of
reasoning, registered the highest score against the other
methods, justifying the hope that baroque music, used as a
background sound during study favors long lasting
mnemonic engraming and an easy updating of the data.
2. Rhythmic music (Michael Jackson's repertoire)
improves focused attention for the three coefficients –
especially the coefficient of effectiveness,whichobtained the
best score. This highlightsincreasedpossibilitiesofconstant,
voluntary orientation, channeling and focusing of the nerve
energy. It can be said that rhythmicmusicdeterminesa well-
adapted and controlled effectiveness, committed voluntary
effort, developed psychomotorskills,goodcalibrationability
between what the task demands to do. During the hearing,
subjects performed the tasks more quickly and correctly. In
terms of semantic and visual memory, rhythmic music has
not achieved significant values, as well as distributed
attention, being a mild inhibitor of these forms of memory,
compared to baroque music and the placebo effect thathave
achieved a superior effect increase.
3. The placebo effect was the surprise of the study by its
particular influences on contextual memory (increasing the
power of recording), especially – obtaining the highest
values on the difference between the average rates and the
other forms (visual and semantic) and – quite a lot – on
focused attention (the accuracy and mnemonic coefficient).
For the distributed attention, the effectiveness coefficient is
the highest, but there is a decreased precision, clarity of
perception – the accuracy coefficient, characteristic of a
mobile nervous system, dominatingtheprocessofexcitation
which determines a less stable keeping of orientation and
channeling of the nerve energy. It is worth mentioning the
fact that the placebo effect can be invoked in the case of its
favorable influence, in percentages exceeding 30-35%, this
possibility being signaled back in 1967, by Janke (quot.
Iamandescu, 1997), the author estimating that a
doctor/psychologist, with a high therapeutic prestige can
induce a placebo effect in 80% of his patients. Nevertheless,
these suppositions can not shade the favorable role ofmusic
in stimulating the mnezico-prosexic capacity.
4. In the control group there is a decrease of the
differences between the averages, some being significantly
negative, others positive, but compared to the other
interventions, the results are weaker, which may mean that
simply repeating the questionnaires without a sound
stimulus or suggesting an increase in performance after the
administration of a placebo substance does not have the
same effect, a certain lack of interest in performing tasks
emerging, which can be interpreted as a weak resilience to
monotony. Thus, we can say that in the course of a
monotonous unilateral activity, themobilizingprocesses are
estinguished. Therefore, a complementary stimulus can
disinhibit them, favoring attention and memory.
B. Depressive subjects have heterogeneous reactions to
the influence of independent variables, compared tohealthy
subjects who had homogeneous results, this aspect being
related to their mental dynamics, explained by the
polymorphism of psyhcological mechanisms prevailing in
this patients and the intensity of depression, illustrated by:
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diminished interest, reduced emotional tonus, fatigability,
bradykinesia, bradypsychia, etc.
1. Baroque music particularly influences visual memory
obtaining the highest difference of the average rates and
semantic memory – to a lesser degree, and in focused
attention the scores of the coefficientsarehomogeneous,but
compared to other methods the accuracy and the mnemonic
coefficient of focused attention is higher, indicating an
optimal alternation of inspection-exploration operations.
2. Rhythic music has favorably influenced semantic
memory and focused attention – theeffectivenesscoefficient
obtaining the highest score, but other coefficients recorded
small differences – the speed of perception increases, but
precision and clarity are superficial. Distributed attention
records a decrease of the effectiveness coefficient and an
increase of the other coefficients. This highlights that
hyperprosexic polarization to a particular domain is
associated with hypoprosexia for the rest of the domains. It
would be a decrease in commutativity with an increase of
concentration or the opposite way.
3. The placebo effect records significant results in visual
memory, but does not generate significant improvements
compared to the control group. It doesnothaveanimpacton
the overall community, as there are big changes in each
individual, especially women obtaining significant positive
differences. For work memory (contextual) negative
significant results have been recorded, both in the case of
listening to baroque music and rhythmic music, some of the
subjects being disturbed by the sound stimuli, highly
disturbing for them when they had to memorize (record) a
text, expressing their wish to work quietly. However,
compared to the other methods and comparedtothecontrol
group, where results were negative at the second test, the
placebo effect managed to obtain a constant score on the
work memory, albeit insignificant from a statistical point of
view.
This research confirms the data in the literature, both in
terms of music therapy and the placebo effect, being
performed according to the EBM requirements, through a
rigorous process of evaluation and objective data recording.
In conclusion, after an overall evaluation,takingintoaccount
the results that had the most powerful effect, we can state
that:
1. At the fisrt hypothesis the answer is affirmative,
statistically validated, both for baroque music, which has
proven its superiority through its action on improving
semantic memory (healthy subjects) and visual memory
(depressive subjects) – placing on thefirst positions,someof
the secrets of music being the power to slow down
brainwaves to the α level, and also for rhythmic music,
improving focused attention (healthy and depressive
subjects), the tasks being performed faster and more
accurately under the influence of this music that determines
the brain to resonate on β waves.
2. The placebo effect activates almost all components in
healthy subjects, especially inthecaseofwork memory,with
the exception of depressive subjects, where there is a large
dissemination of answers from an individual to another,
determined by the polymorphism of mental disorders
present in these patients.
3. Results revealed in healthy subjects that the placebo
effect increased distributed attention, more exactly the
effectiveness coefficient (involving the posterior cingulate
cortex and the reticular formation of the middle brain), and
in depressive subjects rhythmic music increased focused
attention (involving the anterior cingulate cortex). Also, in
healthy subjects, distributed attention recordshighvaluesin
the effectiveness coefficient and low values in other
coefficients – the process of excitation prevales
characteristic to a mobile nervous system, but unbalanced,
with difficulties in channeling andfocusingthenerveenergy,
which may also indicate some superficiality or a lack of
interest in performing the tasks, regardless of the method
used, and in depressive subjects the effectivenesscoefficient
of distributed attention is low compared to the other
coefficients (accuracy and mnemonic), meaning thatintheir
case, a type of inertial nervoussystemandmajordifficultiesin
forming a perceptual strategy predominates, indicating
difficulties in overcoming the state of emotional inhibition.
There is a significant difference of the placebo effect in
depressive subjects compared to healthy subjects (who
obtained significant differences in almost all components)
which are explained by the characteristics of
symptomatology illustrated by lack of hope and interest,
negative expectations, anhedonia, likelytogeneratereduced
chances of producing the placebo effect.
As a general appreciation, the results obtained reveal the
beneficial role of music therapy and the placebo effect in
cognitive processes (especially memory and attention). The
examples presented, we hope to incite both to an extension
of the indications of these therapeutic methods, and to the
research of new possibilitiesofapplicationandrefinementof
the observations regarding the brain's responsestoexternal
influences.
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[1] Capel, P., apud Iamandescu, I.B., Psihologie medicală,
Partea I – Psihosomatica generală, Ed. Infomedica,
Bucureşti, 2008, cap.IX, pp. 297 – 311;[12]
[2] Croisile, B. et al., Memoria Noastră/Larousse; trad. şi
adapt. Calangiu, A., Enciclopedia RAO, Bucureşti,
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Music Therapy and Suggestibility – Methods of Activating Mechanisms to Improve Cognitive Processes

  • 1. International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (IJTSRD) Volume 5 Issue 2, January-February 2021 Available Online: www.ijtsrd.com e-ISSN: 2456 – 6470 @ IJTSRD | Unique Paper ID – IJTSRD38421 | Volume – 5 | Issue – 2 | January-February 2021 Page 277 Music Therapy and Suggestibility – Methods of Activating Mechanisms to Improve Cognitive Processes Dr. Liliana Neagu PhD Medical Psychology, Assistant University Dr. ”Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, University “CAROL DAVILA” Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania ABSTRACT There are numerous research studies focused on the brain’s processing of information and on finding patterns and strategies to improve cognitive processes. To increase the capacity of memory and concentration we need to understand both the physiological and biochemical mechanisms, and the role of the external factors on these processes. The suggestions and harmonic combinations of music have proven their effectiveness by acting as a major influence in the field of neurophysiology, ameliorating a wide spectrum of memory and attention issues. KEYWORDS: memory, attention, music therapy, suggestibility How to cite this paper: Dr. Liliana Neagu "Music Therapy and Suggestibility – Methods of Activating Mechanisms to Improve Cognitive Processes" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456- 6470, Volume-5 | Issue-2, February 2021, pp.277-283,URL: www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd38421.pdf Copyright © 2021 by author(s) and International Journal ofTrendinScientific Research and Development Journal. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative CommonsAttribution License (CC BY 4.0) (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0) INTRODUCTION Nowadays, the development of research in music therapy and suggestibility is at a stage where its effectiveness has been proven for a wide range of disorders. Thus, a large number of researchers have demonstrated the scientific support and the effectiveness of these methods. “The slow baroque music provides the installation of memorizing conditions – for the individual with an average intellect it creates the mental advantages ofgifted individuals” (Iamandescu, 2004)-[1] Starting with 1950, medical institutions have begun recognizing the fact that placebo treatments have powerful effects. It has been shown then that they have a high degree of clinical efficacy in treating and ameliorating a wide range of conditions, being present in almost 35% of clinical cases. [2] MUSIC AND MEMORY. THE SUPER MEMORY EFFECT In his evolution, man has sought to perfect his cognitive abilities in order to adapt to the ever refineddemandsand to understand the mecanisms underlying them. In this sense, several psychological theories have been developed, attempting to explain the various stages of the memory process, assuming the existence of several types of memory, partially superimposed. With regard to the contribution of music to cognitive processes, as a method of memory enhancement, numerous researches have been reportedtohavehighlightedthemajor influence of different types of harmonic rhythms and combinations acting in the field of neurophysiology, impacting on information retrieval and increasing information storage capacity. [3] Physiological research has shown that in a calm state, the body works efficiently with less energy, giving more power to the brain. One of the secrets of memory is slowing down brain waves to the slowest alpha level (7-13 cycles per second), as well as for body rhythms to the most relaxed levels. By processing neural activity on the computer, neurophysiologists have proven the existence of an isomorphism between the brain’s rhythmic activity and the rhythm of Mozart'smusic[4].Theisomorphic elementswere represented by the sound cycles (the amount of sounds per time unit) of a certain conformation – with sequences of increases and decreases in the intensity of the sounds that repeat every 20-30 seconds – and which act on the neural groups whose functions are developingsimilarly,incyclesof 30 seconds (results obtained by a team of musicologists and neurologists from the University of Illinois).[5] IJTSRD38421
  • 2. International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (IJTSRD) @ www.ijtsrd.com eISSN: 2456-6470 @ IJTSRD | Unique Paper ID – IJTSRD38421 | Volume – 5 | Issue – 2 | January-February 2021 Page 278 The use of Mozart's music has proved useful even inthecase of the elderly, suffering of Alzheimer's disease [6]. A team of musicologists and neurologistsfromtheUniversityofIllinois believes that the already demonstrated “Mozart effect”,that improves spatial thinking, is involved. THE PLACEBO EFFECT ‘The Placebo effect’ consists of the physiological and psychological manifestations that determine the improvement of a patient's health condition following the administration of a drug without pharmacodynamic action. [7] The perception, codes and symboles that the brain uses in processing the internal and external information strongly determine the placebo effectiveness, form and response. The thought that a drug is effective can cause the body to release its natural analgesics, the endorphins. Dr. Dragoş Popa [8] states that ‘important changes have been observed in the thalamus, in the anterior cingulate cortex, the prefrontal cortex and the orbitofrontal cortex. Each of these areas has its function. Tomas Furmark of the Uppsala University (Sweden) states that a genehasbeenlinkedto the placebo effect.[9] The placebo effect is a dynamic,multi-variablephenomenon, in which factors such as personality, cognition and conditioning influencethehumanbodythroughmechanisms which are still not quite clarified. In addition to the pharmacodynamic actions, the nonspecific effects of psychopharmacological drugs raise the issue of the psychological effects that accompany all therapeutic actions.[10] PERSONAL RESEARCH ON THE USE OF COGNITIVE AND SUGGESTIVE METHODS FOR IMPROVING MEMORY AND ATTENTION IN HEALTHY SUBJECTS VS DEPRESSIVE SUBJECTS I. PROBLEM There is continuous technological progress and people are being bombarded with information, images,sounds,andour brain is becoming more saturated. In this context, more and more people are beginning to take an interested in their intellectual abilities and are scared by the poorperformance of their memory. Their concern is justified, because factors such as: stress, caused by the anguish of tomorrow, emotional trauma, depression,a seriesofinfectiousdiseases, advanced age, etc., lead to memory impairment. Therefore, scientists are more and more concernedinfindingstrategies and techniques of stimulation andactivesustenancetoserve in the interest of memory performance. For this purpose, many self-training guides have been developed, for solving exercises to train memory. II. RESEARCH OBJECTIVE The objective of the research is to find ways to actively sustain and improve cognitive and regulatory capacities, taking into account the efficacy, the effectiveness, the costs and benefits of using them, on the one hand, and understanding the mechanisms underlying the activating of different types of memory and attention, on the other hand. For this purpose, I compared the effectiveness of three different interventions by manipulating the independent variables represented by: 1. baroque music; 2. rhythmic music; 3. placebo substances, on dependent variables: 1. semantic memory; 2. visual memory; 3. contextual memory (work memory); 4. focused attention; 5. distributed attention/multitasking/the ability to multitaskboth in healthy subjects, as well as with depressive subjects. III. HYPOTHESES The hypotheses are the following: A. Does music therapy have an effect on improving cognitive processes? B. Does the placebo effectinfluencememoryandattention? C. Are there significant differences in healthy population's outcomes comparedtothegroupofdepressivepatients? IV. RESEARCH METHOD 1. Subjects In the samples used, there have been 260 healthy subjects included, divided in four equal groups aged between 17– 19 years and 260 depressive patients that meet the DSM-IV criteria for depressive disorder, who achieved a score of at least 10 points at the HAD-S – Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, aged between 24 - 65 years. 2. Tools/materials For dependent variables the tools used to assess the results were the following: Semantic memory has been evaluated using a test that included words starting with the same letter, from four different categories –execution time: 10 minutes; Visual memory has been measured usingtheRay-Claparedé test, which includes 30 images– execution time:10minutes: Work (contextual) memory has been assessed using a test that comprised three different texts, out of which five questions were asked from eachone,marking withonepoint the correct answers – time used: 20 minutes; Focused attention has been measured using theToullouse– Pieron test. Distributed attention has been measured using the D.A. and Praga tests. V. DESIGN 1. The design used is an experimental one and it includes the following variables: A. Independent variables are represented by interventions involving the use of two different stylesof music, namely baroque music (Vivaldi, Haendel, Bach, Telemann) vs rhythmic music (Michael Jackson), and syrup-like placebo substances. B. Dependent variables are those to which the expected effect refers, namely: semantic memory, visual memory, contextual (work) memory, focused attention, and distributed attention. 2. Basic concepts about the dependent variables included in the experiment Visual memory has a duration of approximately 100 ms, with unlimited capacity. It is used to extract the physical features of the stimulus (colors, contour, intensity, etc)
  • 3. International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (IJTSRD) @ www.ijtsrd.com eISSN: 2456-6470 @ IJTSRD | Unique Paper ID – IJTSRD38421 | Volume – 5 | Issue – 2 | January-February 2021 Page 279 Semantic memory refers to the memory of meanings, significances... Work (contextual) memory is involved in a widevarietyof complex cognitive behaviors, such as understanding, reasoning, or problem solving. Focused attention is the function of attention which ensures the selection and convergent organisation of operations and actions of behavior adjustement. Distributed attention is the function of attention that allows multiple activities to take place at the same time. The correlated numerical values Effectiveness coefficient: reflects the speed of perception and observation processes indicating the dynamism of nervous processes; Accuracy coefficient: reflects the capacity of selection, orientation, and optimal focus of the psycho-nervous energy towards an activity; Mnemonic coefficient: reflects the memory's operativity which consists of the duration of the learning period, the durabilityoftheoperational scheme over time. VI. PROCEDURE The measuring was made before and after the introduction of independent variables. Each group was originally given memory and attention tests, taking into accountthefeatures contained in the monographmentionedinthe“tools”section. VII. DATA ANALYSIS In order to substantiate the conclusions a sample of 65 subjects was selected for each group. VIII. RESULTS Results of the T test in depressive subjects Table no.1(meaning of the results) Baroque music Placebo effect Rhythmic music Control group Semantic memory Significant + Significant + Significant + Significant + Visual memory Significant + Significant + Significant + Significant + Contextual memory Significant - Insignificant Significant - Significant - Focused attention Eff. c. Significant + Significant + Significant + Significant + Acc. c. Significant + Significant + Significant + Significant + mn. c. Significant + Significant + Significant + Significant + Distributed attention Eff.c. Insignificant Insignificant Insignificant Significant - Acc.c. Significant + Insignificant Significant + Significant + Mn. c. Significant + Insignificant Significant + Significant + Table no. 2 (values of T test ) Baroque music Placebo effect Rhythmic music Control group Semantic memory 3.711 2.345 5.212 3.795 Visual memory 7.195 6.386 5.485 2.653 Contextual memory (-)2.831 0.049 (-)4.675 (-)3.866 Focused attention Eff.c. 4.78 5.809 7.511 5.835 Acc.c. 3.102 3.702 2.198 2.121 Mn.c. 3.102 3.213 2.213 2.121 Distributed attention Eff.c. (-)1.405 (-)1.987 (-)3.407 (-)2.966 Acc.c. 3.258 0.563 2.978 3.779 Mn.c. 3.238 1.531 3.21 3.792 Fig. no. 1
  • 4. International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (IJTSRD) @ www.ijtsrd.com eISSN: 2456-6470 @ IJTSRD | Unique Paper ID – IJTSRD38421 | Volume – 5 | Issue – 2 | January-February 2021 Page 280 Results of T test in healthy subjects Table no. 3 (meaning of results) Baroque music Placebo effect Rhythmic music Control group Semantic memory Significant + Significant + Insignificant Insignificant Visual memory Significant + Significant + Insignificant Significant - Contextual memory Significant + Significant + Significant + Significant + Focused attention Eff.c. Significant + Significant + Significant + Significant + Acc.c. Significant + Significant + Significant + Significant + Mn.c. Significant + Significant + Significant + Significant + Distributed attention Eff.c. Significant + Significant + Significant + Significant + Acc.c. Significant - Significant - Significant - Significant - Mn.c. Insignificant Insignificant Insignificant Insignificant Table no. 4 ( values of T test) Baroque music Placebo effect Rhythmic music Control group Semantic memory 3.934 3.977 0.468 (-)0.132 Visual memory 2.004 4.713 0.911 (-)2.606 Contextual memory 7.345 9.866 6.393 2.563 Focused attention Eff.c. 5.532 4.314 8.729 6.642 Acc.c. 5.243 4.586 4.921 4.724 Mn.c. 5.243 4.636 4.921 4.724 Distributed attention Eff.c. 6.176 7.119 3.746 4.451 Acc.c. (-)2.932 (-)4.773 (-)3.690 (-)4.323 Mn.c. 0.056 (-)1.247 (-)0.579 (-)0.891 Fig. no. 2 IX. DISCUSSIONS Regarding the placebo effect, the results obtained in healthy subjects were favorable for almost all components, while depressive subjects had a decrease in the degree of influence. In the specialty literature, it is known that young people are less responsive and unlike normal people,patientsgenerally have more suggestibility and therefore a greater responsiveness to placebo, but the motivation to improve their cognitive capacities (memory and attention) was higher for students, given the fact that high-school graduation exams were approaching. Some of them were clearly interested in asking even the source of where they could buy their substance to better memorize before the exams. The marked difference of the placebo effect between depressive subjects as opposed to healthy subjects is explained by the symptomatology of these patients, expressed by the lack of hope and interest, anhedonia, fatigability – making it impossible for the mobilization of an additional and equitable energy to determine the placebo efficacy and response. Regarding the influence of music on mnemonic and prosexic processes, we can ask the following questions: Does the sound background modify the material substratum of memory or that of the electrical activity of the brain when we memorize or pay attention? Which of these favours cognitive processes?
  • 5. International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (IJTSRD) @ www.ijtsrd.com eISSN: 2456-6470 @ IJTSRD | Unique Paper ID – IJTSRD38421 | Volume – 5 | Issue – 2 | January-February 2021 Page 281 Dr. Aryel Routtenberg [11] was among the first to discover that electrical stimulation of certain areas of the brain engages the release of large amounts of neurotransmitters involved in memory processes. Dr. Capel [12] found that different forms of the waves trigger the release of different neurotransmitters. For example, frequencies of 90-111 Hz produce endorphins, and frequencies of 4 Hz – catecholamines, which are important in the process of memory and attention.Researchshowsthatafterlisteningto high-frequency music for a certain period of time, the mind harmonizes itself, charging itself with energy, and it sharpens. Then, the brain starts to emit the signals corresponding to the rest ofthesystemand easereplaces the learning difficulty. Mozart's tempo at high frequencies, as a background for material reading,givesanenergystimulusto the brain cortex to recharge and rebalance the brain and the body, stimulating the connections betweentheneurons.The „Mozart effect” would be explained by the fact that the rhythm of his music reproduces thecyclical rhythmsofbrain cells. Dr. Lozanov [13] found that 60 beats/minute music increases alpha activitywith6%(associatedwithrelaxation) and lowers beta activity by 6% (associated with the state of readiness), creating a collage of baroque music whichfavors the conditions for a global improvement of memory. Transmitting specific frequenciesinthebrainstimulatesitto produce specific chemicals to restore memory. The material substratum of memory is not yet elucidated. Penfield assumed that memories would be located in the temporal lobe, but this assumption was not accepted. There is a hypothesis in the case of short-term memory that could be explained by the existence of „reverberating” circuits: neuron chains forming a closed circuit. When an excitation comes from the outside it oscillates for several seconds in this circle – which would explain the persistenceofmemory. There are many such circuits in the hippocampus, and the lesions caused in this region generate serious disorders of the memory. Eccles argues anotherhypothesisthatrepeated neuron excitation leads to the emergence of new contact points, either with the dendrites or with the body of another cell, which would facilitate the circulation of the nervous influx and implicitly the possibilities of remembrance. It is certain that there are no special areas for memory and there are multiple and unlimited possibilities of engraming. X. CONCLUSIONS A. For healthy subjects all processes have a degree of influence, with significant values for almost all components. Compared to the control group (without music therapy and placebo substances), the three forms of psychotherapeutic intervention had the following effects: 1. Baroque music (creations of Bach, Haendel, Vivaldi, Telemann) has statistically improved the performance of subjects in semantic memory tests in Significant mode, – being on the first position (it increases the power of evoking), in visual and work memory, as well as focused attention – the influence being average, but significant, and distributive attention (the effectiveness coefficient and less the mnemonic one). It can be concluded that baroque music has a homogeneous influence on the types of memory and attention, confirming the data from the literature that referred totheperformance of the memory in general without diferentiating them. Semantic memory, linked to the complex processes of reasoning, registered the highest score against the other methods, justifying the hope that baroque music, used as a background sound during study favors long lasting mnemonic engraming and an easy updating of the data. 2. Rhythmic music (Michael Jackson's repertoire) improves focused attention for the three coefficients – especially the coefficient of effectiveness,whichobtained the best score. This highlightsincreasedpossibilitiesofconstant, voluntary orientation, channeling and focusing of the nerve energy. It can be said that rhythmicmusicdeterminesa well- adapted and controlled effectiveness, committed voluntary effort, developed psychomotorskills,goodcalibrationability between what the task demands to do. During the hearing, subjects performed the tasks more quickly and correctly. In terms of semantic and visual memory, rhythmic music has not achieved significant values, as well as distributed attention, being a mild inhibitor of these forms of memory, compared to baroque music and the placebo effect thathave achieved a superior effect increase. 3. The placebo effect was the surprise of the study by its particular influences on contextual memory (increasing the power of recording), especially – obtaining the highest values on the difference between the average rates and the other forms (visual and semantic) and – quite a lot – on focused attention (the accuracy and mnemonic coefficient). For the distributed attention, the effectiveness coefficient is the highest, but there is a decreased precision, clarity of perception – the accuracy coefficient, characteristic of a mobile nervous system, dominatingtheprocessofexcitation which determines a less stable keeping of orientation and channeling of the nerve energy. It is worth mentioning the fact that the placebo effect can be invoked in the case of its favorable influence, in percentages exceeding 30-35%, this possibility being signaled back in 1967, by Janke (quot. Iamandescu, 1997), the author estimating that a doctor/psychologist, with a high therapeutic prestige can induce a placebo effect in 80% of his patients. Nevertheless, these suppositions can not shade the favorable role ofmusic in stimulating the mnezico-prosexic capacity. 4. In the control group there is a decrease of the differences between the averages, some being significantly negative, others positive, but compared to the other interventions, the results are weaker, which may mean that simply repeating the questionnaires without a sound stimulus or suggesting an increase in performance after the administration of a placebo substance does not have the same effect, a certain lack of interest in performing tasks emerging, which can be interpreted as a weak resilience to monotony. Thus, we can say that in the course of a monotonous unilateral activity, themobilizingprocesses are estinguished. Therefore, a complementary stimulus can disinhibit them, favoring attention and memory. B. Depressive subjects have heterogeneous reactions to the influence of independent variables, compared tohealthy subjects who had homogeneous results, this aspect being related to their mental dynamics, explained by the polymorphism of psyhcological mechanisms prevailing in this patients and the intensity of depression, illustrated by:
  • 6. International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (IJTSRD) @ www.ijtsrd.com eISSN: 2456-6470 @ IJTSRD | Unique Paper ID – IJTSRD38421 | Volume – 5 | Issue – 2 | January-February 2021 Page 282 diminished interest, reduced emotional tonus, fatigability, bradykinesia, bradypsychia, etc. 1. Baroque music particularly influences visual memory obtaining the highest difference of the average rates and semantic memory – to a lesser degree, and in focused attention the scores of the coefficientsarehomogeneous,but compared to other methods the accuracy and the mnemonic coefficient of focused attention is higher, indicating an optimal alternation of inspection-exploration operations. 2. Rhythic music has favorably influenced semantic memory and focused attention – theeffectivenesscoefficient obtaining the highest score, but other coefficients recorded small differences – the speed of perception increases, but precision and clarity are superficial. Distributed attention records a decrease of the effectiveness coefficient and an increase of the other coefficients. This highlights that hyperprosexic polarization to a particular domain is associated with hypoprosexia for the rest of the domains. It would be a decrease in commutativity with an increase of concentration or the opposite way. 3. The placebo effect records significant results in visual memory, but does not generate significant improvements compared to the control group. It doesnothaveanimpacton the overall community, as there are big changes in each individual, especially women obtaining significant positive differences. For work memory (contextual) negative significant results have been recorded, both in the case of listening to baroque music and rhythmic music, some of the subjects being disturbed by the sound stimuli, highly disturbing for them when they had to memorize (record) a text, expressing their wish to work quietly. However, compared to the other methods and comparedtothecontrol group, where results were negative at the second test, the placebo effect managed to obtain a constant score on the work memory, albeit insignificant from a statistical point of view. This research confirms the data in the literature, both in terms of music therapy and the placebo effect, being performed according to the EBM requirements, through a rigorous process of evaluation and objective data recording. In conclusion, after an overall evaluation,takingintoaccount the results that had the most powerful effect, we can state that: 1. At the fisrt hypothesis the answer is affirmative, statistically validated, both for baroque music, which has proven its superiority through its action on improving semantic memory (healthy subjects) and visual memory (depressive subjects) – placing on thefirst positions,someof the secrets of music being the power to slow down brainwaves to the α level, and also for rhythmic music, improving focused attention (healthy and depressive subjects), the tasks being performed faster and more accurately under the influence of this music that determines the brain to resonate on β waves. 2. The placebo effect activates almost all components in healthy subjects, especially inthecaseofwork memory,with the exception of depressive subjects, where there is a large dissemination of answers from an individual to another, determined by the polymorphism of mental disorders present in these patients. 3. Results revealed in healthy subjects that the placebo effect increased distributed attention, more exactly the effectiveness coefficient (involving the posterior cingulate cortex and the reticular formation of the middle brain), and in depressive subjects rhythmic music increased focused attention (involving the anterior cingulate cortex). Also, in healthy subjects, distributed attention recordshighvaluesin the effectiveness coefficient and low values in other coefficients – the process of excitation prevales characteristic to a mobile nervous system, but unbalanced, with difficulties in channeling andfocusingthenerveenergy, which may also indicate some superficiality or a lack of interest in performing the tasks, regardless of the method used, and in depressive subjects the effectivenesscoefficient of distributed attention is low compared to the other coefficients (accuracy and mnemonic), meaning thatintheir case, a type of inertial nervoussystemandmajordifficultiesin forming a perceptual strategy predominates, indicating difficulties in overcoming the state of emotional inhibition. There is a significant difference of the placebo effect in depressive subjects compared to healthy subjects (who obtained significant differences in almost all components) which are explained by the characteristics of symptomatology illustrated by lack of hope and interest, negative expectations, anhedonia, likelytogeneratereduced chances of producing the placebo effect. As a general appreciation, the results obtained reveal the beneficial role of music therapy and the placebo effect in cognitive processes (especially memory and attention). The examples presented, we hope to incite both to an extension of the indications of these therapeutic methods, and to the research of new possibilitiesofapplicationandrefinementof the observations regarding the brain's responsestoexternal influences. SELECTIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY [1] Capel, P., apud Iamandescu, I.B., Psihologie medicală, Partea I – Psihosomatica generală, Ed. 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