observed neurosurgeons performing microsurgical training bypasses with and without meditation music showed a slight improvement in the total time utilized by novice surgeons. While the total time utilized by experienced surgeons remained unchanged, the thread length used in the training bypasses was significantly different for both surgeons. Meditation music can have positive effects on people recovering from drug addiction. In general, spiritual meditation may promote addiction recovery as well as improve the psychological and mental health outcomes of drug addiction; this includes reducing depression, anxiety and stress symptoms. In a January 2020 study, it was concluded that meditation music conducted by Young-Dong Kim can be useful therapy to prevent the reinstatement of methamphetamine addiction during abstinence in rats. Christian meditation music Some Christian faiths, particularly the Catholic Church, reject meditation practice from outside their traditions, particularly new-age music. However, the Olivier Messiaen piece referenced above is explicitly Christian, and Messiaen himself was a practicing Catholic and a church organist. Olivier Messiaen's Quartet for the End of Time (1941). Zen meditation music Specific works include Tony Scott's Music for Zen Meditation. See also Aesthetics of music Avant-garde music Introspection References Cited sources Further reading Meditation Religious music Concepts in the philosophy of mind