The research results of the therapeutic CD "Music for Relieving Fatigue," which has proven to have healing and relaxing effects, have been published in an international academic journal!

The results of a research using the music album "Music for Relieving Fatigue" (2015), released by Della Co., Ltd., were published in the international academic journal "Frontiers in Neuroscience" (March 10, 2017), and a press release was made by the joint development group, RIKEN and Osaka City University.

In a press release dated April 27, 2017, RIKEN and Osaka City University, joint development groups, announced that research results using songs from the music album "Music for Relieving Fatigue" (2015), released by Della Co., Ltd. with the aim of reducing fatigue, showed that environmental music can help balance the autonomic nervous system.

"Predicting autonomic nervous function from mood changes during listening to environmental music - Expectations for improving autonomic nervous balance through music" (Link: http://www.riken.jp/pr/press/2017/20170427_1/ )



This research was published in the Swiss international academic journal Frontiers in Neuroscience on March 10, 2017, and suggests that listening to environmental music reduces fatigue and increases feelings of security and relaxation, and that the patterns of changes in the autonomic nervous system that occur during this process can be predicted by changes in subjective mood, such as fatigue, relaxation, drowsiness, and depression.

Furthermore, by examining changes in subjective mood when listening to music, it is possible to predict the effect of music on each individual's autonomic nervous function, and to create and select music that can balance this function and improve an individual's health.

"Music Improves Subjective Feelings Leading to Cardiac Autonomic Nervous Modulation: A Pilot Study", Frontiers in Neuroscience, 10 March 2017, doi: 10.3389/fnins.2017.00108
(Link: http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnins.2017.00108/full)

Based on these research results, Della Co., Ltd. incorporates research data and verification from psychological and medical perspectives to create healing music that will support you in living a bright and healthy life every day.

The following is from the press release for "Music for Relieving Fatigue"

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We have released "Music for Relieving Fatigue" from the "Mental Physic Series," a collection of therapy music created from psychological and medical perspectives.

Della Inc. (Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo), a healing label that is gentle on the mind and body, has released "Music for Relieving Fatigue" from its "Mental Physic Series," a collection of therapy music created from psychological and medical perspectives with the theme of fusing the three elements of Mental, Physical, and Music.

This CD was produced under the technical guidance of the RIKEN Center for Life Science Technologies, a national research and development agency, through collaborative research with the Health Science Innovation Center of Osaka City University and the Department of Systems Neuroscience, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka City University, after undergoing physiological validation tests including mood measurement surveys and autonomic nerve activity.

In the joint research, the fatigue-reducing effect of listening to the CD and not listening to it (silence) was examined on 20 healthy adult monitors using the KOKORO scale, a subjective mood measurement system, and a fatigue assessment system based on autonomic nervous system measurements.

The results showed that listening to this CD was highly effective in reducing subjective fatigue and providing a sense of relief and relaxation.

"Music for Fatigue Relief" is based on the idea that the human mind is most calmed by the sensation of being in contact with nature, and is produced using sounds that evoke the sounds of nature, such as the chirping of birds and the murmuring of a river.

The song is a balanced blend of acoustic instruments such as piano, violin, and harp, along with soft synthesizer tones, creating a song that is pleasing to the ears and soul.

Listen to it during breaks from work, housework, studying, or in the evenings when you want to unwind from the day's fatigue, to reset your mind and recharge your energy for the next day.

■Release Information■

Music for Fatigue Relief
Released June 26, 2015
DLMF-3915
¥1,980 (tax included)
Recording time: Approximately 59 minutes

■Music: Mitsuhiro

Graduated from the Department of Composition at Kunitachi College of Music in 1985. After belonging to the environmental music production group Biosic Music Laboratory, he founded Nagano Music Laboratory in 1991.

While teaching at universities and vocational schools, he also produces ambient music used in transportation-related facilities such as stores, resorts, highways, railways, and airplanes.
He also composes and produces music for videos and commercials.

■Supervision:

[Yasuyoshi Watanabe, Researcher]
In 1980, he completed his doctoral studies at the Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University.

He was a lecturer at the Faculty of Medicine, Osaka Medical College, and in 1987 served as Director of Research at the Osaka Bioscience Institute. He is currently Director of the RIKEN Center for Life Science Technologies, Professor Emeritus at Osaka City University, and Director of the Health Science Innovation Center.

Research leader in the field of "Molecular and neural mechanisms of fatigue and fatigue sensation and their defenses."

[Yosuke Kataoka, News Department]
Graduated from Shiga University of Medical Science School of Medicine in 1992.

After completing his doctoral studies at the Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine in 1996, he worked as a researcher at the Osaka Bioscience Institute, a lecturer at Kansai Medical University and the Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, and is currently the team leader of the Cell Function Assessment Research Team at the RIKEN Center for Life Science Technologies.

His specialties are physiology, brain science, and molecular imaging science, and he is engaged in research into the mechanisms of mental and physical fatigue and the maintenance of brain function.

◎ Tracklist
1. Open the morning sky
2. Swaying Green
3. Leaves ~ Rustling ~
4. Song of the Wind
5. Fragrant Air
6. Edama mountain view
7. Basking in the sun
8. Time ~Far Away~

Music for Fatigue Relief


Della Co., Ltd.: http://www.della.co.jp/

Della Co., Ltd. is a healing label that is gentle on the mind and body, and aims to create sounds that suit your lifestyle, environment, and physical and mental state.
In recent years, we have been creating and testing sounds based on physiological data, contributing to preventive medicine, including mental health, and promoting music therapy.