Comments on: The Neuroscience of Music Enjoyment and Depression http://www.shockmd.com/2009/11/16/the-neuroscience-of-music-enjoyment-and-depression/ A Neurostimulating Blog Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:14:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Haleh Faodrahbod http://www.shockmd.com/2009/11/16/the-neuroscience-of-music-enjoyment-and-depression/comment-page-1/#comment-5399 Haleh Faodrahbod Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:32:57 +0000 http://www.shockmd.com/?p=4458#comment-5399 I would start with the fact that depressed subject "enjoyed the music" and try to find the difference between the baseline state and listening to the music state in MDD group, rather than starting at the difference between control and MDD in reward system. I also would distant myself from any stereotyping in regards to what we think MDD perceive as pleasure or not. Is there any possibility that MDDs exhibit a hyper- or hypo activity in certain brain areas, that by listening to specific types of music, these hyper/hypo activity gets normalized? Is there any possibility that “pleasure” could also perceived when abnormal activity get normalized (state of homeostasis inherently is pleasurable)? Can we also look at listening to the music as a harmless self medication, not with any music but rather with specific dominant frequency signature? I would start with the fact that depressed subject “enjoyed the music” and try to find the difference between the baseline state and listening to the music state in MDD group, rather than starting at the difference between control and MDD in reward system.

I also would distant myself from any stereotyping in regards to what we think MDD perceive as pleasure or not.

Is there any possibility that MDDs exhibit a hyper- or hypo activity in certain brain areas, that by listening to specific types of music, these hyper/hypo activity gets normalized?

Is there any possibility that “pleasure” could also perceived when abnormal activity get normalized (state of homeostasis inherently is pleasurable)?

Can we also look at listening to the music as a harmless self medication, not with any music but rather with specific dominant frequency signature?

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]]> By: Dr Shock http://www.shockmd.com/2009/11/16/the-neuroscience-of-music-enjoyment-and-depression/comment-page-1/#comment-5381 Dr Shock Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:31:39 +0000 http://www.shockmd.com/?p=4458#comment-5381 Your right, it hasn't been studied, just a personal observation from severely depressed inpatients. Patients probably can differ in this respect, thanks for the comment, kind regards Dr Shock Your right, it hasn’t been studied, just a personal observation from severely depressed inpatients. Patients probably can differ in this respect, thanks for the comment, kind regards Dr Shock

]]> By: Sonya http://www.shockmd.com/2009/11/16/the-neuroscience-of-music-enjoyment-and-depression/comment-page-1/#comment-5380 Sonya Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:16:40 +0000 http://www.shockmd.com/?p=4458#comment-5380 That is to say, depressed people aren't not experiencing pleasure OBJECTIVELY (their lives are stressed, unpleasant, no encouragement, lots of disappointment), but it is not true that they CANNOT experience pleasure when stimulated by pleasurable music or other experiences. The lower activation in the brains of depressed people listening to their favorite music combined with a subjective report of enjoyment may mean that their brain requires LESS stimulation to experience pleasure. That is to say, depressed people aren’t not experiencing pleasure OBJECTIVELY (their lives are stressed, unpleasant, no encouragement, lots of disappointment), but it is not true that they CANNOT experience pleasure when stimulated by pleasurable music or other experiences.

The lower activation in the brains of depressed people listening to their favorite music combined with a subjective report of enjoyment may mean that their brain requires LESS stimulation to experience pleasure.

]]> By: Sonya http://www.shockmd.com/2009/11/16/the-neuroscience-of-music-enjoyment-and-depression/comment-page-1/#comment-5379 Sonya Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:12:40 +0000 http://www.shockmd.com/?p=4458#comment-5379 "Remains a mystery to me since one of the characteristics of depression is the lack of experiencing pleasure at large and often also from music. Any suggestions?" Yes. That characterization is an assumption, and hasn't been verified scientifically and statistically to actually be a part of depression. “Remains a mystery to me since one of the characteristics of depression is the lack of experiencing pleasure at large and often also from music. Any suggestions?”

Yes. That characterization is an assumption, and hasn’t been verified scientifically and statistically to actually be a part of depression.

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