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Listening to music may have effects similar to that of relaxation techniques, Bernardi and his colleagues note, which generally require that a person focus his or her attention on something and then release it. "Appropriate selection of music, by alternating fast and slower rhythms and pauses, can be used to induce relaxation and reduce sympathetic activity and thus may be potentially useful in the management of cardiovascular disease," they conclude.