why humans like music
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When we “engage” / focus/ “listen” to music, our brains do more with it in the background. The brain actually tries to predict the next sound pattern and based on that, triggers dopamine and other networks associated with that pattern.
https://www.embopress.org/doi/full/10.15252/embr.201743904
(link might not be as relevant, but I saw others under pay walls)
Whether that sound pattern is associated with experiences of dancing, happiness, or head-bobbing, that too, triggers more networks and might trigger more dopamine or other feels-related compounds along the way.
This mixture we get is what makes us “appreciate” music in the base level.
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