Neuroplastic Changes in Addiction Memory—How Music Therapy and Music-Based Intervention May Reduce Craving: A Narrative Review
Recent findings indicate that Music Therapy (MT) and Music-Based Interventions (MBIs) may reduce craving symptoms in people with Substance Use Disorders (SUD). However, MT/MBIs can lead SUD clients to recall memories associated with their drug history and the corresponding strong emotions (addiction...
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| description | Recent findings indicate that Music Therapy (MT) and Music-Based Interventions (MBIs) may reduce craving symptoms in people with Substance Use Disorders (SUD). However, MT/MBIs can lead SUD clients to recall memories associated with their drug history and the corresponding strong emotions (addiction memories). Craving is a central component of SUD, possibly linked to relapse and triggered by several factors such as the recall of memories associated with the drug experience. Therefore, to address the topic of what elements can account for an improvement in craving symptoms after MT/MBIs, we conducted a narrative review that (1) describes the brain correlates of emotionally salient autobiographical memories evoked by music, (2) outlines neuroimaging and neurophysiological studies suggesting how the experience of craving may encompass the recall of emotionally filled moments, and (3) points out the role of perineuronal nets (PNNs) in addiction memory neuroplasticity. We highlight how autobiographical memory retrieval, music-evoked autobiographical memories, and craving share similar neural activations with PNNs which represent a causal element in the processing of addiction memory. We finally conclude by considering how the neuroplastic characteristics of addiction memory might represent the ground to update and/or recalibrate, within the therapy, the emotional content related to the recall. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b9495486fb5642deac82d4c9ce10ee982023-11-16T19:28:29ZengMDPI AGBrain Sciences2076-34252023-02-0113225910.3390/brainsci13020259Neuroplastic Changes in Addiction Memory—How Music Therapy and Music-Based Intervention May Reduce Craving: A Narrative ReviewFilippo Pasqualitto0Francesca Panin1Clemens Maidhof2Naomi Thompson3Jörg Fachner4Cambridge Institute for Music Therapy Research, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge CB1 1PT, UKSchool of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge CB1 1PT, UKCambridge Institute for Music Therapy Research, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge CB1 1PT, UKCambridge Institute for Music Therapy Research, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge CB1 1PT, UKCambridge Institute for Music Therapy Research, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge CB1 1PT, UKRecent findings indicate that Music Therapy (MT) and Music-Based Interventions (MBIs) may reduce craving symptoms in people with Substance Use Disorders (SUD). However, MT/MBIs can lead SUD clients to recall memories associated with their drug history and the corresponding strong emotions (addiction memories). Craving is a central component of SUD, possibly linked to relapse and triggered by several factors such as the recall of memories associated with the drug experience. Therefore, to address the topic of what elements can account for an improvement in craving symptoms after MT/MBIs, we conducted a narrative review that (1) describes the brain correlates of emotionally salient autobiographical memories evoked by music, (2) outlines neuroimaging and neurophysiological studies suggesting how the experience of craving may encompass the recall of emotionally filled moments, and (3) points out the role of perineuronal nets (PNNs) in addiction memory neuroplasticity. We highlight how autobiographical memory retrieval, music-evoked autobiographical memories, and craving share similar neural activations with PNNs which represent a causal element in the processing of addiction memory. We finally conclude by considering how the neuroplastic characteristics of addiction memory might represent the ground to update and/or recalibrate, within the therapy, the emotional content related to the recall.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/13/2/259music therapymusic-based interventionsperineuronal netscravingaddiction memorysubstance use disorder |
| spellingShingle | Filippo Pasqualitto Francesca Panin Clemens Maidhof Naomi Thompson Jörg Fachner Neuroplastic Changes in Addiction Memory—How Music Therapy and Music-Based Intervention May Reduce Craving: A Narrative Review Brain Sciences music therapy music-based interventions perineuronal nets craving addiction memory substance use disorder |
| title | Neuroplastic Changes in Addiction Memory—How Music Therapy and Music-Based Intervention May Reduce Craving: A Narrative Review |
| title_full | Neuroplastic Changes in Addiction Memory—How Music Therapy and Music-Based Intervention May Reduce Craving: A Narrative Review |
| title_fullStr | Neuroplastic Changes in Addiction Memory—How Music Therapy and Music-Based Intervention May Reduce Craving: A Narrative Review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Neuroplastic Changes in Addiction Memory—How Music Therapy and Music-Based Intervention May Reduce Craving: A Narrative Review |
| title_short | Neuroplastic Changes in Addiction Memory—How Music Therapy and Music-Based Intervention May Reduce Craving: A Narrative Review |
| title_sort | neuroplastic changes in addiction memory how music therapy and music based intervention may reduce craving a narrative review |
| topic | music therapy music-based interventions perineuronal nets craving addiction memory substance use disorder |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/13/2/259 |
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