A between-subjects investigation of whether distraction is the main mechanism behind music-induced analgesia
Abstract Music- and distraction-induced pain reduction have been investigated extensively, yet the main mechanism underlying music-induced analgesia remains unknown. In this study, to assess whether music-induced analgesia primarily operates through cognitive modulation, we used the cold pressor tas...
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| description | Abstract Music- and distraction-induced pain reduction have been investigated extensively, yet the main mechanism underlying music-induced analgesia remains unknown. In this study, to assess whether music-induced analgesia primarily operates through cognitive modulation, we used the cold pressor task and objectively compared the pain tolerances of participants in a four-group between-subjects design: a music group that listened to a music piece in the absence of any tasks, a music-and-attention-to-music group that listened to the same piece while also rating the arousal levels in the music, a music-and-attention-to-pain group that rated their pain levels while listening to the same piece, and a silence group as control. The group passively exposed to music playback did not show significantly higher pain tolerance compared to the silence group. However, pain tolerances in the music group negatively correlated with participants’ self-reported arousal ratings of the music at the end of the experiment. The groups that engaged in an active task – whether evaluating the arousal levels in the music or reporting their experienced pain levels – demonstrated similarly higher pain tolerances compared to the silence group. These findings suggest that engaging in a task, regardless of whether it involves exteroceptive or interoceptive attention, can enhance pain tolerance. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ce8e612a6aaa43d3b633a8e8ab28d3662025-01-19T12:23:05ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222025-01-0115111210.1038/s41598-025-86445-6A between-subjects investigation of whether distraction is the main mechanism behind music-induced analgesiaNazlı Bronz Arıcan0Efe Soyman1Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience Lab, Koç UniversitySocial Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience Lab, Koç UniversityAbstract Music- and distraction-induced pain reduction have been investigated extensively, yet the main mechanism underlying music-induced analgesia remains unknown. In this study, to assess whether music-induced analgesia primarily operates through cognitive modulation, we used the cold pressor task and objectively compared the pain tolerances of participants in a four-group between-subjects design: a music group that listened to a music piece in the absence of any tasks, a music-and-attention-to-music group that listened to the same piece while also rating the arousal levels in the music, a music-and-attention-to-pain group that rated their pain levels while listening to the same piece, and a silence group as control. The group passively exposed to music playback did not show significantly higher pain tolerance compared to the silence group. However, pain tolerances in the music group negatively correlated with participants’ self-reported arousal ratings of the music at the end of the experiment. The groups that engaged in an active task – whether evaluating the arousal levels in the music or reporting their experienced pain levels – demonstrated similarly higher pain tolerances compared to the silence group. These findings suggest that engaging in a task, regardless of whether it involves exteroceptive or interoceptive attention, can enhance pain tolerance.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-86445-6AnalgesiaMusicDistractionPain ToleranceCold Pressor Task |
| spellingShingle | Nazlı Bronz Arıcan Efe Soyman A between-subjects investigation of whether distraction is the main mechanism behind music-induced analgesia Scientific Reports Analgesia Music Distraction Pain Tolerance Cold Pressor Task |
| title | A between-subjects investigation of whether distraction is the main mechanism behind music-induced analgesia |
| title_full | A between-subjects investigation of whether distraction is the main mechanism behind music-induced analgesia |
| title_fullStr | A between-subjects investigation of whether distraction is the main mechanism behind music-induced analgesia |
| title_full_unstemmed | A between-subjects investigation of whether distraction is the main mechanism behind music-induced analgesia |
| title_short | A between-subjects investigation of whether distraction is the main mechanism behind music-induced analgesia |
| title_sort | between subjects investigation of whether distraction is the main mechanism behind music induced analgesia |
| topic | Analgesia Music Distraction Pain Tolerance Cold Pressor Task |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-86445-6 |
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