Music can evoke intense pleasure, sometimes experienced physically as pleasant "chills." While the effect of music on ...

Researchers have discovered music may heal the brain, including helping those with Alzheimer's or diseases associated with ...

On the third and final day, they were asked to recall the stories again, this time without listening to music. The participants’ brain activity was recorded on the second day with fMRI scans ...

Scientists measured the release of opioids in the brain using positron emission tomography (PET) while participants listened ...

Listening to nostalgic music activates key brain regions tied to memory and emotion, according to a new brain imaging study.

In other words, the more opioid receptors we have, the stronger our emotional response to our favourite songs. “These results ...

Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) was also used to examine how the density of opioid receptors affects brain activation when listening to music. The results, published in the European ...