用于减轻具有中等特质焦虑个体焦虑并提升情绪的单声道节拍音乐

Monaural beats embedded in music are a popular anxiety-relief intervention, yet implementation parameters and efficacy remain poorly understood. Across two studies of online participants with moderate trait anxiety, we tested whether theta-frequency (4–7 Hz) monaural beats in music produce anxiolytic and mood-enhancing effects beyond the same music alone, whether the salience of the beats relative to the music influences effects, and whether the effect of beats generalizes across heterogeneous musical stimuli. State anxiety, valence and arousal were measured before and after a 25-min listening