The rewarding aspects of music listening are related to degree of emotional arousal.

BACKGROUND:Listening to music is amongst the most rewarding experiences for humans. Music has no functional resemblance to other rewarding stimuli, and has no demonstrated biological value, yet individuals continue listening to music for pleasure. It has been suggested that the pleasurable aspects o...

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Main Authors: Valorie N Salimpoor, Mitchel Benovoy, Gregory Longo, Jeremy R Cooperstock, Robert J Zatorre
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-10-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2759002?pdf=render