Music advertised to support "work flow" does seem to boost speed of cognitive processing in lab cognition test, likely working by boosting mood
Article URL : https://plos.io/42yjfaL
Article title: Effects of music advertised to support focus on mood and processing speed
Author countries: U.S.
Funding: This work was funded by a grant from the company that provided the tracks for the work flow condition to Dr. Ripolles. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
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Effects of music advertised to support focus on mood and processing speed
12-Feb-2025
Dr. Tomaino serves as the music therapy advisor at the company that provided the tracks for the work flow condition. Dr. Bowling serves as the neuroscience advisor at the company that provided the tracks for the work flow condition. This work was funded by a grant from the company that provided the tracks for the work flow condition to Dr. Ripollés. Dr. Orpella has no competing interests. This does not alter our adherence to PLOS ONE policy on sharing data and materials.