Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics

The recent renaissance in psychedelic medicine has highlighted the crucial role of "set and setting" in determining therapeutic outcomes, with music as a particularly important factor. This talk explores the intersection of psychedelics and music, beginning with a historical overview of classical psychedelics and their applications in both traditional and modern contexts. I will examine the psychological and neuroscientific foundations of psychedelic therapy, with a focus on how music may interact with the mechanisms of action of psychedelics to facilitate emotional breakthroughs and therapeutic change.