Good Music Kind of Gets You High

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Yeah, good music kind of gets you high

Your favorite tunes activate the same brain systems that opioid drugs do Pexels Turn on, tune in At the end of a stressful day, you pop on a pair of headphones, hit “play” on your favorite song—and your mood instantly improves. This emotional response occurs, a new study suggests, because music activates a chemical reward system…


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