Scientists are still trying to figure out what's going on in our brains when we listen to music and how it produces such potent effects on the psyche.
http://edition.cnn.com/2013/04/15/health/brain-music-research/
Robert J. Zatorre, Professor of Neuroscience at McGill University, and Valorie N. Salimpoor, a Postdoctoral Neuroscientist at Rotman Research Institute, have been researching the relationship between our brains and music. If you’ve ever felt a rush hearing the climax of a song or the sudden shift in cadence in another, you aren’t alone. The neurotransmitter dopamine is released, which usually occurs in response to positive stimuli like food or sex. According to neuroscientists, however, dopamine is released right before that favorite part too. In a study of brain function and music, scientists found that the more neural activity and dopamine released, the more money the listener was willing to spend to purchase said music.
http://blog.creativelive.com/music-pleasure-chest/
Please find the interesting link below.
http://io9.com/5837976/what-happens-to-your-brain-under-the-influence-of-music
While many parts of the brain are involved in deciphering a piece of music, brain imaging scans appear to demonstrate that our emotional reaction to music also takes place in the brain. In a study of a woman who had damage to her temporal lobe, researchers found that while the woman was unable to distinguish between melodies, she was still able to have the emotional reaction that you might expect from hearing happy or sad melodies
http://science.howstuffworks.com/life/music-and-happiness1.htm
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