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Qualitative and quantitative features of music reported to support peak mystical experiences during psychedelic therapy sessions — Frontiers in Psychology

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Key
barrett2017music-features
Authors
Barrett, Frederick S.; Robbins, Hollis; Smooke, David; Brown, Jenine L.; Griffiths, Roland R.
Issued
2017-7-25
Type
article-journal
Container
Frontiers in Psychology
Volume
8
Pages
1238
Raw CSL JSON
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  "DOI": "10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01238",
  "URL": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5524670/",
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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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Claims

  1. A survey of 10 experienced psilocybin guides yielded recommendations whose analysis characterized peak-period music as having regular, predictable, formulaic phrase structure and orchestration, a feeling of continuous forward motion that slowly builds, and lower perceptual brightness than the music played in the period leading up to the peak.
    "regular, predictable, formulaic phrase structure and orchestration, a feeling of continuous movement and forward motion that slowly builds over time, and lower perceptual brightness"
    Locator: section: Abstract; Conclusion · Quote language: en
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