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New study shows what happens in the brain to make music rewarding

A new study reveals what happens in our brain when we decide to purchase a piece of music when we hear it for the first time. The study, conducted at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital – The Neuro, À¦°óSMÉçÇø and published in the journal Science on April 12, pinpoints the specific brain activity that makes new music rewarding and predicts the decision to purchase music.

Classified as: music, neuroscience, brain, accumbens, auditory cortex, Dr. Robert Zatorre, Dr. Valorie Salimpoor
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Published on: 11 Apr 2013
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