<p>I've read that the body attempts to match its heart-rate with the tempo of music being listened to.  </p>

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  <p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_and_emotion#Juslin_.26_V.C3.A4stfj.C3.A4ll.27s_BRECVEM_model" rel="nofollow">Rhythmic Entrainment</a>: 'This refers to a process whereby an emotion is evoked by a piece of music because a powerful, external rhythm in the music influences some internal bodily rhythm of the listener (e.g. heart rate), such that the latter rhythm adjusts toward and eventually 'locks in' to a common periodicity. The adjusted heart rate can then spread to other components of emotion such as feeling, through proprioceptive feedback. This may produce an increased level of arousal in the listener.'</p>
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<p>Is this true?</p>

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2013-10-06T08:10:11.213Z
Do you still have the original reference?  I'm quite dubious of the claim, but it would be good to see the context.
Chuck Sherrington
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2013-10-07T01:55:46.513Z
I don't remember where I originally got that idea. Probably a website talking about the effect of music on emotion. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_and_emotion#Juslin_.26_V.C3.A4stfj.C3.A4ll.27s_BRECVEM_model
NiteCyper
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2013-10-11T02:36:07.253Z
Seems fine, thanks. Sorry about the lack of detail. I think that I started the question when I was tired, because I figure that it's better to pose it sooner rather than later so that the ball can get rolling while I rest, and secondly, I would hesitate to include such information that essentially answers my question for me.
NiteCyper
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Does music affect heart-rate?
NiteCyper
# Does music affect heart-rate?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2013-10-06)

I've read that the body attempts to match its heart-rate with the tempo of music being listened to.

> [Rhythmic Entrainment](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_and_emotion#Juslin_.26_V.C3.A4stfj.C3.A4ll.27s_BRECVEM_model): 'This refers to a process whereby an emotion is evoked by a piece of music because a powerful, external rhythm in the music influences some internal bodily rhythm of the listener (e.g. heart rate), such that the latter rhythm adjusts toward and eventually 'locks in' to a common periodicity. The adjusted heart rate can then spread to other components of emotion such as feeling, through proprioceptive feedback. This may produce an increased level of arousal in the listener.'

Is this true?

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Do you still have the original reference?  I'm quite dubious of the claim, but it would be good to see the context.  
> **username_0**: I don't remember where I originally got that idea. Probably a website talking about the effect of music on emotion. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_and_emotion#Juslin_.26_V.C3.A4stfj.C3.A4ll.27s_BRECVEM_model  
> **username_0**: Seems fine, thanks. Sorry about the lack of detail. I think that I started the question when I was tired, because I figure that it's better to pose it sooner rather than later so that the ball can get rolling while I rest, and secondly, I would hesitate to include such information that essentially answers my question for me.  

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