Effects of different "relaxing" music styles on the autonomic nervous system by Santiago Pérez-Lloret, Joaquín Diez, María Natalia Domé, Andrea Alvarez Delvenne, Nestor Braidot, Daniel P Cardinali, Daniel Eduardo Vigo

“…The results suggest that "new age" music induced a shift in HRV from higher to lower frequencies, independently on the music preference of the listener.…”
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The Effects of Synthesizing Music Using AI for Preoperative Management of Patients’ Anxiety by Yeong-Joo Hong, Jaeyeon Han, Hyeongju Ryu

“…The results of this study show that music used in the operating room should contain a slow tempo such as slow classical, piano, strings, natural acoustics, and new age music. Music consisting of only musical instruments (preferably containing smaller arrangements of less than five instruments) is preferred over music containing human vocals. …”
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Music Therapy Effect on the Pain of Woman after Breast Cancer Surgery by Marija Bruner, Algimantas Kirkutis, Jūratė Sučylaitė

“…The Baroque and the New Age music were used in music therapy sessions. Listening to music, women were asked to close their eyes, relax and breathe deeply. …”
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Music therapy was noninferior to verbal standard treatment of traumatized refugees in mental health care: Results from a randomized clinical trial by B. D. Beck, S. L. Meyer, E. Simonsen, U. Søgaard, I. Petersen, S. M. H. Arnfred, T. Tellier, T. Moe

“…Western classical music, new age music, and music from the participants’ own national culture were used to generate inner imagery, following a phased treatment protocol. …”
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