Music, the food of neuroscience?
By Shinjitsu_13. Monday, 26. November 2007, 02:20:49
An intriguing article I found on Nature about some of the little information we know about how music affects our biology. Free access to the public!
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v434/n7031/pdf/434312.pdf
What I found interesting was the evolutionary implication of music, and how it has been found that enjoying music triggers the same neuronal circuits that control response to biological-rewarding stimuli, such as food or sexual stimulus. Being linked to two of the main biological motivations of life, it makes you wonder how important music really is for humans.
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v434/n7031/pdf/434312.pdf
What I found interesting was the evolutionary implication of music, and how it has been found that enjoying music triggers the same neuronal circuits that control response to biological-rewarding stimuli, such as food or sexual stimulus. Being linked to two of the main biological motivations of life, it makes you wonder how important music really is for humans.
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