A new study from the Perelman School of Medicine has found that relaxing music can reduce anxiety in patients prior to surgery as well as the sedative midazolam. Lead author Veena Graff said, “Music lights up the emotional area of the brain, the reward system and the pleasure pathways. It means patients can be in their own world, they can be comfortable and have full control.”

July 19, 2019 ・ From BBC News