NEW YORK, BRONX (ORDO News) — Researchers from the University of Bern in Switzerland have found that audience members’ heart rates, breathing rates and even sweat rates are synchronized when they watch classical music concerts together.
The study, led by Wolfgang Tschacher, involved 132 volunteers divided into three groups to watch different concerts of the same symphonies, including works by Ludwig van Beethoven, Brett Dean and Johannes Brahms. Some of the participants were provided with sensors to monitor their physiological parameters during the performance.
Surprisingly, during the concerts, various physiological parameters of the listeners became more synchronized. Heart rate, breathing rate and skin conductance, which reflects the intensity of sweating, became similar. This means that music has the power to unite the hearts and minds of the audience together.
But what can affect this synchronization? The researchers found that it occurred more often in those people who considered themselves pleasant and open personalities. Openness, as noted by Chaher, is a personality trait that welcomes new experiences and shows an interest in art and travel.
According to Chacher, synchronization may also apply to non-classical music genres and is likely to be even more pronounced at concerts, where audience members frequently interact with each other.
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