More on the brain and music

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As mentioned below in a previous thread, the driving force behind "music lovers" or "audiophiles" presumably is that music stimulates what is referred to as the dopamine reward pathway, the end target of which is a structure called the nucleus accumbens. This same pathway is stimulated by anything from which we derive pleasure.

The link below is a report that shows decreased activation in the nucleus accumbens in individuals suffering from musical anhedonia (individuals unable to derive pleasure from listening to music).

neurobiology of music (Open in New Window)

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Topic - More on the brain and music - slapshot 17:10:21 01/8/17 (1)

RE: More on the brain and music - fantja 05:48:33 01/9/17 (0)

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