I think it’s interesting as an angle on how music brings pleasure… and the similarities to other sources of “thrills.” And implications for what people are really producing when they gin up the sensation they now routinely call “worship.”
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Discussion
NewResearch Pitch...
Man with Money: “So your theory is that music is pleasurable?”
Researcher: “Yes.”
MM: [quizzical look] “And we need to prove this?”
R: “Yes.”
MM: “Do you have a song you really like?”
R: “Yeah, sure. I like [insert obscure, nerdy song].”
MM: “Does it make you happy to hear [said obscure, nerdy song]?”
R: “Yes.”
MM: [puzzled look]
R: “We need 2 million bucks.”
MM: “Sounds like a good investment to me!”
Forrest Berry
Newthe full text of the study is
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nn.2726
and there’s a lot more to it than just “music makes people happy”.
NewBrain Study
It’s more of a Brain study than a music study tho. They use music as a pretext to explore how the brain functions under pleasure.
Forrest Berry
NewHow the pleasure works
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