Music exposure reduces anxiety- and depression-like behavior in rodents: a systematic review and multilevel meta-analysis

Santiago Ortega, Anna Lenz, Erick Lundgren, Ayumi Mizuno, Sergio Poo Hernandez, Shinichi Nakagawa, Malgorzata Lagisz

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DOI: 10.1242/bio.062879
Published: 2026-11-05
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@article{allodium:10.1242/bio.062879,
  title = {Music exposure reduces anxiety- and depression-like behavior in rodents: a systematic review and multilevel meta-analysis},
  author = {Santiago Ortega and Anna Lenz and Erick Lundgren and Ayumi Mizuno and Sergio Poo Hernandez and Shinichi Nakagawa and Malgorzata Lagisz},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Biology Open},
  doi = {10.1242/bio.062879},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1242/bio.062879}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Music exposure reduces anxiety- and depression-like behavior in rodents: a systematic review and multilevel meta-analysis
AU  - Santiago Ortega
AU  - Anna Lenz
AU  - Erick Lundgren
AU  - Ayumi Mizuno
AU  - Sergio Poo Hernandez
AU  - Shinichi Nakagawa
AU  - Malgorzata Lagisz
PY  - 2026
JO  - Biology Open
DO  - 10.1242/bio.062879
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1242/bio.062879
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Ortega, S., Lenz, A., Lundgren, E., Mizuno, A., Hernandez, S. P., Nakagawa, S., & Lagisz, M. (2026). Music exposure reduces anxiety- and depression-like behavior in rodents: a systematic review and multilevel meta-analysis. Biology Open. https://doi.org/10.1242/bio.062879

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