The implication for music therapy will depend on one’s therapeutic goals. If the therapist aims to facilitate entry to the default mode, they should select music that hits the sweet spot between surprising and predictable, especially when it falls slightly to the “predictable side” to calm us, but not so much that it puts us to sleep or annoys us with its repetitiveness. This kind of music will reinvigorate us, allowing us to hit the reset button in our brains, and to calm all the chatter and distraction that our attempts at multitasking create.
