Study finds psilocybin therapy playlists lack the onset-peak-return arc: resonance beats templates
teropa · x · 2026-10-20
An open-access Scientific Reports study analyzed 8 widely used psilocybin therapy playlists (45 hours, 369 tracks after dedup) and found no consistent onset-peak-return musical arc. Arousal curves don't track the drug's pharmacodynamics, and a random forest using 65 audio features could barely classify track phases (macro F1 0.56 vs 0.33 chance). The authors conclude any benefit comes from personal resonance — music should adapt to the person, not a template. Data and charts are open-sourced.
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