Therapeutic Music Listening in Post Stroke Patients.

Inclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of first ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke verified by Computerized Axial Tomography or Magnetic Resonance * Age above 18 years * Mini Mental State Examination ≥ 24 * Latency from the event \< 3 months * Presence of clinically significant anxiety and/or depression (Generalized Anxiety Disorder and/or Patient Health Questionnaire ≥10) * Onset of acute event not more than 90 days prior to enrollment in the study Exclusion Criteria: * Clinical instability * Lesions dated over 3 months from onset * Multiple or bilateral lesions * Mini Mental State Examination \< 24 * Previous or concomitant neurological, psychiatric, or internal pathologies found in the year preceding the study that, in the judgment of the clinical investigator, may affect the psychological condition and/or interfere with study procedures * Behavioral/cognitive disorders that prevent adequate patient compliance with treatment * Therapeutic-rehabilitative treatments with music in the year preceding the study * Previous musical skills (training or musical practice lasting more than 3 years) * Refusal or impossibility to sign informed consent For the subgroup of patients subjected to functional Magnetic Resonance, the following exclusion criteria will also be taken into account: * Incompatibility with the execution of the MRI investigation (e.g., ascertained or possible presence of metal in the body; claustrophobia; sickle cell anemia) * Inability to understand or provide informed consent for the execution of the MRI investigation