According to the study, the minimal beats and rhythms of ambient music–often used as background nose–is so effective that it is able to put listener's senses at rest, resulting in lower blood pressure and heart rate. Ambient music can help the listener put aside what's on their mind and use their senses to focus on their surroundings, the present, the here-and-now, which is the place combative anxiety techniques like cooking aim to reach through using all the senses.