Love Music? Thank a Substance in Your Brain, Study Says

Monday, January 10, 2011 - 14:10 in Psychology & Sociology

Whether it's the Beatles or Beethoven, people like music for the same reason they like eating or having sex: It makes the brain release a chemical that gives pleasure, a new study says.

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