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Theoretical Proposal
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This study explores how AI-adaptive music applications might support emotional awareness and self-regulation when used during counseling sessions. While creative arts interventions have long been recognized for engaging emotion-related brain processes, and AI technologies show promise in providing adaptive, real-time feedback, little research has examined how these approaches work together in actual counseling practice. The study introduces the Neuro–AI–Creative Integration Framework (NACIF) to guide this exploration. Thirty participants will attend five counseling sessions that incorporate AI music applications responsive to their emotional and physiological states, along with therapist-facilitated reflection on their emotional and bodily experiences. The study will measure changes in emotional awareness and self-regulation using validated self-report instruments and physiological data from pulse oximetry, including heart rate and oxygen saturation as markers of autonomic regulation. Results may offer initial evidence for how neuroscience-informed, technology-enhanced creative interventions can be applied in counseling and could inform both clinical practice and counselor training programs.
AI-Augmented Music and Emotion Processing: Exploring Whole-Brain Integration in Counseling Sessions
Theoretical Proposal
This study explores how AI-adaptive music applications might support emotional awareness and self-regulation when used during counseling sessions. While creative arts interventions have long been recognized for engaging emotion-related brain processes, and AI technologies show promise in providing adaptive, real-time feedback, little research has examined how these approaches work together in actual counseling practice. The study introduces the Neuro–AI–Creative Integration Framework (NACIF) to guide this exploration. Thirty participants will attend five counseling sessions that incorporate AI music applications responsive to their emotional and physiological states, along with therapist-facilitated reflection on their emotional and bodily experiences. The study will measure changes in emotional awareness and self-regulation using validated self-report instruments and physiological data from pulse oximetry, including heart rate and oxygen saturation as markers of autonomic regulation. Results may offer initial evidence for how neuroscience-informed, technology-enhanced creative interventions can be applied in counseling and could inform both clinical practice and counselor training programs.
