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Mental Health Information

littlemissmartypants

(25,897 posts) Wed Mar 13, 2019, 10:07 AM Mar 2019

By ERIC W. DOLAN February 2, 2019

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This study shows for the first time a causal role of dopamine in musical pleasure and motivation: enjoying a piece of music, deriving pleasure from it, wanting to listen to it again, being willing to spend money for it, strongly depend on the dopamine released in our synapses”

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Much more at the link.

https://www.psypost.org/2019/02/listening-to-the-music-you-love-will-make-your-brain-release-more-dopamine-study-finds-53059

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Listening to the music you love will make your brain release more dopamine, study finds (Original Post) littlemissmartypants Mar 2019 OP

awriiight then!!!!! dixiegrrrrl Mar 2019 #1

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1. awriiight then!!!!!

Wed Mar 13, 2019, 12:10 PM

Mar 2019

explains a lot, doesn't it?