The Music Activity INTervention for Adherence Improvement Through Neurological Entrainment

"Patients that have been randomized into arms 2 and 3 will be blinded to the intervention they are receiving (i.e. preference-based playlist vs. preference-based playlist that has been edited to include Rhythmic Auditory Stimulation (RAS). RAS drives synchronous neural oscillation (entrainment) and functions in two ways: (1) facilitates pace and heart-rate synchrony and (2) facilitates brain state dominance (getting into the zone). RAS will be accomplished through: (1) sequencing of subject self-selected music based on tempo, (2) accentuation of the rhythmic driving pulse with added percussive-type sounds, (3) addition of binaurally detuned pitches to follow bass lines at brain-state target frequencies (e.g., 8 Hz alpha, or 16 Hz beta), and (4) the addition of binaurally detuned background sounds (e.g., low frequency hum) at target Hz frequencies. RAS is implemented as inherent and natural to the music and may remain imperceptible to most."