It turns out that we’ve evolved to react to music in this way - this article from Australia’s ABC News discusses the response in detail. This is why couples often have their song, the one that they first listened to, the reminder of the feeling when they first got together.
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Now you know how to describe that feeling you get when you listen to a certain track and you feel overwhelmed by feelings of love. Researchers at Wesleyan University studied the subject and investigated the phenomenon in detail. You know that feeling of your hairs standing on end when you hear a certain song? It's got a name - frisson. It's not just your hormones that flow while you're listening, you have a physical reaction too (we will be keeping it clean here!). Yet again your out of tune sing-a-longs are beneficial to your health you shiny happy people. It’s pleasing to discover that your granny was wrong all along - listening to music is good for you! It’s also been noted that singing can release the ‘hug hormone’ oxytocin which increases the positive feelings we associate with music. Dopamine is the ‘happy’ chemical that is usually released when we sleep or eat and is one of our body’s ways of rewarding us. Psychology Today published a study from McGill University which showed how music can trigger the release of dopamine in the brain. So, while you're listening your brain is firing a series of neurological reactions that create real emotions and it's not just a Valentine's Day phenomenon. Shopping, Dining, Love - How Music Affects your Emotions
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