Cheerful melodies affect the same areas of the brain as food, sex and drugs, neuropsychologist Valorie Salimpour from McGill University (Toronto, Canada) and her colleagues found out.
Cheerful melodies affect the same areas of the brain as food, sex and drugs, neuropsychologist Valorie Salimpoor from McGill University (Toronto, Canada) and her colleagues found out. So in the well-known formula of happiness of the 60s, sex and drugs coexist with rock and roll for a reason. Listening to your favorite music causes the release of the neurotransmitter dopamine, which is responsible for receiving pleasure; at the same time, we change the conductivity of the skin, heart rate, breathing, and even body temperature. The results of the study explain why music, which has no obvious practical value, occupies such a large place in our lives.