Proaction Laboratory, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Coimbra, Portugal; CINEICC, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Coimbra, Portugal.
Centre for Complexity Science, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom.
Neurosci Biobehav Rev. 2024 Dec;167:105920. doi: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2024.105920. Epub 2024 Oct 11.
Due to music's extraordinary capacity to temporarily alter mental and physical states, the domain of musical experience offers a natural and accessible field of investigation for the study of states of consciousness. However, despite the continued emergence of music-related investigations into conscious experience, their research paradigms remain on the fringes of consciousness research, with the broader significance of their contributions often overlooked. In this narrative review, we aimed to address this gap by offering a twofold contribution. Firstly, we have highlighted and critically assessed key contributions of empirical research in music psychology and music neuroscience to our understanding of non-ordinary states of consciousness, such as absorption, mind wandering and creative thought, emphasizing the broader significance of exploring consciousness through music. Secondly, we have identified the unique aspects of music that offer special insight into consciousness and discussed how these aspects can shape future investigations. Overall, our review underscores the importance of integrating music into consciousness research and highlights avenues for future exploration in this interdisciplinary field.
由于音乐具有非凡的能力，可以暂时改变精神和身体状态，因此音乐体验领域为研究意识状态提供了一个自然而易于接近的领域。然而，尽管越来越多的与音乐相关的意识体验研究出现，但它们的研究范式仍然处于意识研究的边缘，其贡献的更广泛意义经常被忽视。在这篇叙述性评论中，我们旨在通过提供双重贡献来解决这一差距。首先，我们强调并批判性地评估了音乐心理学和音乐神经科学的实证研究对我们理解非寻常意识状态（如沉浸、思维漫游和创造性思维）的关键贡献，强调通过音乐探索意识的更广泛意义。其次，我们确定了音乐的独特方面，这些方面为意识提供了特殊的见解，并讨论了这些方面如何塑造未来的研究。总的来说，我们的评论强调了将音乐纳入意识研究的重要性，并突出了这个跨学科领域未来探索的途径。
