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| Title |
Qualitative and Quantitative Features of Music Reported to Support Peak Mystical Experiences during Psychedelic Therapy Sessions
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| Published in |
Frontiers in Psychology, July 2017
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| DOI | 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01238 |
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| Authors |
Frederick S. Barrett, Hollis Robbins, David Smooke, Jenine L. Brown, Roland R. Griffiths |
| Abstract |
Psilocybin is a classic (serotonergic) hallucinogen ("psychedelic" drug) that may occasion mystical experiences (characterized by a profound feeling of oneness or unity) during acute effects. Such experiences may have therapeutic value. Research and clinical applications of psychedelics usually include music listening during acute drug effects, based on the expectation that music will provide psychological support during the acute effects of psychedelic drugs, and may even facilitate the occurrence of mystical experiences. However, the features of music chosen to support the different phases of drug effects are not well-specified. As a result, there is currently neither real guidance for the selection of music nor standardization of the music used to support clinical trials with psychedelic drugs across various research groups or therapists. A description of the features of music found to be supportive of mystical experience will allow for the standardization and optimization of the delivery of psychedelic drugs in both research trials and therapeutic contexts. To this end, we conducted an anonymous survey of individuals with extensive experience administering psilocybin or psilocybin-containing mushrooms under research or therapeutic conditions, in order to identify the features of commonly used musical selections that have been found by therapists and research staff to be supportive of mystical experiences within a psilocybin session. Ten respondents yielded 24 unique recommendations of musical stimuli supportive of peak effects with psilocybin, and 24 unique recommendations of musical stimuli supportive of the period leading up to a peak experience. Qualitative analysis (expert rating of musical and music-theoretic features of the recommended stimuli) and quantitative analysis (using signal processing and music-information retrieval methods) of 22 of these stimuli yielded a description of peak period music that was characterized by regular, predictable, formulaic phrase structure and orchestration, a feeling of continuous movement and forward motion that slowly builds over time, and lower perceptual brightness when compared to pre peak music. These results provide a description of music that may be optimally supportive of peak psychedelic experiences. This description can be used to guide the selection and composition of music for future psychedelic research and therapy sessions. |
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The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 38 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 21% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 5% |
| France | 2 | 5% |
| Switzerland | 2 | 5% |
| Australia | 2 | 5% |
| Mexico | 1 | 3% |
| Canada | 1 | 3% |
| Colombia | 1 | 3% |
| Portugal | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 17 | 45% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 30 | 79% |
| Scientists | 7 | 18% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 3% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 192 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 192 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 29 | 15% |
| Researcher | 28 | 15% |
| Student > Master | 24 | 13% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 13 | 7% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 12 | 6% |
| Other | 32 | 17% |
| Unknown | 54 | 28% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 49 | 26% |
| Neuroscience | 22 | 11% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 19 | 10% |
| Social Sciences | 8 | 4% |
| Arts and Humanities | 6 | 3% |
| Other | 30 | 16% |
| Unknown | 58 | 30% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 53. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 09 August 2023.
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