The brain chemical system involved in sexual satisfaction, recreational drug use and the pleasure of eating is also stimulated to experience musical pleasure, according to the results of a study. study published in the medical journal Scientific Report. Indeed, researchers have highlighted the key role of brain opioids in musical enjoyment.
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THE’alcohol, sex, Game, recreational drugs, consumed without moderation can lead to addictive behaviors; harm health and destroy lives. Thus, understanding the neurochemical roots of pleasure is an important part of neuroscience research.
For this study, researchers at McGill University in Canada selectively and temporarily blocked opioids in the brain using naltrexone, a drug widely prescribed for the treatment of addiction disorders. The researchers then measured the participants’ responses to the music. They found that even the volunteers’ favorite songs no longer gave them feelings of pleasure.
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“The results were identical to our original hypothesis,” said cognitive psychologist Daniel Levitin, lead author of the study. “But the anecdotes and impressions that our participants shared with us after the experience were fascinating. One of them said,“ I know this is my favorite song, but it doesn’t sound like me. impression it usually gives me. Another: “It sounds pretty, but this song does not give me any pleasure …”
“This is the first demonstration that brain opioids are directly involved in musical enjoyment,” says cognitive psychologist Daniel Levitin, lead author of the study.
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