Slow pentatonic sequences facilitate sleep onset

Marco Costa, Alice Andreose, Francesco Barzetta, Alessia Beracci, Marco Fabbri, Raffaele Ferri, Valeria Gigli, Federica Giudetti, Martina Grimaldi, Monica Martoni, Vincenzo Natale, Nicola Prodi, Lorenzo Tonetti, Chiara Visentin, Miranda Occhionero

Psychology of Music

Published online on August 28, 2025

Abstract

Psychology of Music, Ahead of Print.
Previous literature on the effects of musical stimuli in facilitating sleep onset has produced mixed results. This study aimed to test the efficacy of very slow pentatonic melodic sequences in facilitating sleep onset compared with a silence control ...