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WHEN listening to music the heart can synchronise its beats to the rhythm.

It also increases in speed with higher volume and decreases during a pause.

Italian scientists measured the heart rate and blood pressure of 24 young adults while they listened to pieces of classical music.

Playing short phrases from Verdi’s arias caused patients’ heart rates to beat in sync.

Although it is unclear why this happens, music is known to stimulate areas of the brain linked to emotion, which could have an effect on blood pressure and pulse.