The past 20 months of living with a pandemic changed everything.
Listening to music has been my safe, soul stirring, dancing in the kitchen source of joy. Every culture has a musical outlet, social, secular, spiritual, and I'll bet each of them uses music as a buffer.
Well,
• musical pleasure (think dopamine, same effect as food, sex and drugs)
• musical anticipation (whether expected or surprising)
• refined emotions (stimulate emotional processing of different parts of your brain)
• memories (the durable power of music triggers connections and creates associations)
• action tendencies (wanting to shake your booty)
• emotional mimicry (can make you feel sad or happy)
• consumer behavior (background music)
• mood regulation (refuge from cares of the day)
• time perception (pleasant music seems to tends to mitigate thinking about your shopping list and cares of the day)
• and identity development (popular music reminds us of memories or future anticipations) are in the mix.
All in all, a positive alternative to a cup of coffee to diminish fatigue or a sip of your favorite beverage to buoy you up. Free, legal, and morale boosting.
SOURCE
https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/science-choice/201908/music-emotion-and-well-being
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