Thursday, July 17, 2003


How The Brain Perceives Music


Here’s a fascinating article about research into the way the brain handles music.

Recently, Zatorre and his colleague, Anne Blood, showed that when people experience the “chills-up-the-spine” sensation that some music elicits, it fires up the same brain circuits as those associated with the intense pleasure of sex, chocolate or even opium. Yet the reasons why humans love music are unknown.


:: Dave Walker 10:20 (EST/EDT) [+]

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