Nature Neuroscience, 2011: brain scans of eight people showed music releases dopamine, the brain's reward chemical, both while anticipating and at the peak of a favorite song.
The caudate was more involved during anticipation and the nucleus accumbens was more involved during the experience of peak emotional arousal.
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Nature Neuroscience, 2011: brain scans of eight people showed music releases dopamine, the brain's reward chemical, both while anticipating and at the peak of a favorite song.