Cognitive enhancement through music therapy: meta-analytic evidence across clinical population
Mulia GJ, Chiang YH, Maringka SG, Wu JC, Ma HP, Ou JC, Chen KY
Frontiers in public health · 2 citas
Cómo se estudió
- Diseño
- Metaanálisis (indexado por PubMed)
- Estudiado en
- Personas
- Resultado principal
- Marcadores de salud y funcionamiento
Quién lo pagó
- Financiación
- Financiación independiente
- Gobierno
- Ministry of Education, India
- Universidad u hospital
- Taipei Medical University
- Universidad u hospital
- National Taipei University of Technology
- Gobierno
- National Science and Technology Council
- Subvenciones
- National Science and Technology Council (113-2811-B-038-032)
Según 4 financiadores declarados y la declaración de financiación del texto completo.
Publicación
- Publicado
- 2026-01-08 · Front Public Health · vol. 13 · pág. 1735470
- Editorial
- Frontiers Media
- Citado
- 3 citas · más que el 99% de estudios similares · 27.8× el promedio de su campo
- Impacto
- Entre el 10 % más citado de su campo
- Referencias
- 51 trabajos
- Acceso
- Acceso abierto (revista) · CC-BY
- Áreas de investigación
- Music Therapy and Health · Neuroscience and Music Perception · Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
- Palabras clave
- Cognition, Population, Population health, MEDLINE, Cognitive bias
- MeSH
- humans, music therapy, cognition, aged, cognitive dysfunction
7 autores
- Gabriella Jeanne Mulia🇹🇼Taipei Medical University
- Yung-Hsiao Chiang🇹🇼Taipei Medical University Hospital; Taipei Medical University
- Stephanie Grace Maringka🇮🇩Indonesia International Institute for Life Sciences
- Jinqing Wu🇹🇼Taipei Medical University Hospital; Taipei Medical University
- Hon‐Ping Ma🇹🇼Taipei Medical University-Shuang Ho Hospital; Taipei Medical University
- Ju‐Chi Ou🇹🇼 · autor de correspondenciaTaipei Medical University
- Kai-Yun Chen🇹🇼 · autor de correspondenciaTaipei Medical University
Resumen
El texto original del estudio, en el idioma en que se publicó.
Introduction
Cognitive decline in aging populations presents a growing public health concern. Music therapy has emerged as a promising non-invasive approach to enhance cognitive function.
Methods
This meta-analysis synthesized data from 14 studies (2010-2025) assessing Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) outcomes following music therapy interventions.
Results
Results revealed a significant improvement in cognitive function (SMD = 0.46, 95% CI: 0.26 to 0.67), particularly with passive listening-based therapies administered for more than 3 months (SMD = 0.62, 95% CI: 0.05 to 1.20). Furthermore, non-RCT study designs and publications made after 2019 showed larger effects due to larger sample sizes and technological advancements. These findings support the hypothesis that auditory-based music therapy may facilitate neuroplasticity via modulation of the dopaminergic system and default mode network connectivity. The results underscore the therapeutic potential of music-based interventions as accessible, scalable, and non-invasive strategies for cognitive enhancement across diverse clinical populations.
Discussion
Music therapy, especially passive listening interventions, shows significant promise for improving cognitive function in aging populations. Larger effects in recent non-RCT studies likely reflect technological advancements and improved methodologies. Future research should standardize protocols, examine long-term outcomes, and investigate the neurobiological mechanisms, particularly dopaminergic modulation and default mode network changes, to optimize therapeutic strategies and validate music therapy's role in cognitive health.
Systematic review registration
https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/view/CRD420251004837, identifier PROSPERO (CRD420251004837).
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