Therefore, the present study developed the group music therapy
by combining passive music therapy (listening to music) and active
music therapy (playing musical instruments) based on previous
studies. This paradigm was implemented with chronic schizophrenia
patients to determine the effect of the therapy on behavior,
physiological responses and cognitive function through EEG measurement.
EEG is a noninvasive, useful neuroscience research
method for measuring the functional state of the cerebrum in real
time. As the EEG analyzes and quantifies the waveforms that occur
on the surface of the brain, this method enables the analysis of
human brain functions (i.e., thinking, cognition, emotion, &
behavior). The present study aimed to explore if music could be
utilized as a differentiated therapeutic intervention in clinical situations
and community settings.