THE FUSE

Music has long been part of ceremonial and healing practices involving psychedelics, and it has played a role in Western psychedelic research for decades. But as researchers learn more about how music influences patients during psychedelic-assisted therapy, an important idea is emerging: Music isn't simply something playing in the background. It is part of the therapeutic intervention itself. However, a recent 2026 systematic review in the Journal of Clinical Psychology highlighted how little data has been gathered to date about the role of music in psychedelic clinical trials.