Why do we enjoy listening to music ?


My son posed a great question.
Why do we enjoy listening to music? Why does music do to us chemically, psychologically, physiologically etc.

Anyone know of any interesting articles , web sites etc.

Thanks!
weiserb

Showing 1 response by larryrx7

It's hard to answer to answer with hard evidence, but I read I think music invokes the pleasure centers of the brain and causes the release of endorphins. This can be accomplished by many other exteranl stimuli but the bigger question is why repetative listening to the same music elicits the same response over and over again. Any ideas?