This study aims to understand whether listening to music can reduce pain and anxiety caused by a cold-temperature stimulus in healthy young adults (n = 30). It also seeks to identify which musical and neurocognitive factors can produce a calming, analgesic (reduce pain), and anxiolytic (reduce anxiety) effect. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Does music based on universal musical features (such as melodic structure, modal scales, intervals, and tempo) help reduce pain and anxiety, regardless of culture or personal taste? * Does music that reflects the participant's cultural rhythmic background-especially rhythmic styles from the Levant-change how pain and anxiety are perceived during the cold test? * Does music selected according to each participant's personal listening habits and musical preferences have a sedative, analgesic, and anxiolytic effect? * Are the calming effects of music the result of multiple combined factors-universal musical traits, cultural influences, and personal preferences-and how do these factors interact to create an overall therapeutic effect during the cold test? Participants will: * Take part in 1 session of 7 or 8 phases of cold pressor test * Give their feedback in a qualitative questionnaire after each phase * Answer brief questions about their musical background and preferences This study aims to deepen our understanding of how musical and neurocognitive elements contribute to the sedative effect of music during care situations, and to support the development of a more precise and personalized musical model for use in dental procedures.
Age range
18 Years – 35 Years
Sex
ALL
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Pain Tolerance Duration
Timeframe: Within a single study session (approximately 90 minutes); measured (from hand immersion to withdrawal) during 8 distinct cold pressor test phases, with each phase lasting up to a maximum of 4 minutes.