Page 91 - Women’s Health - Australia (February 2020)

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Wait for

the drop
That chill you feel
at the crescendo of a
song you really love
(You Raise Me Up?
No judgement here)
is a sign that your
brain is pumping out
dopamine, a reward
neurotransmitter
linked to serotonin.
A study in Nature
Neuroscience found
that levels of the
chemical rose nine
per cent in those
listening to spine-
tingling tracks,
a phenomenon
scientifically referred
to as a ‘musical
frisson’. Time to
dig out your mum’s
Josh Groban CD.

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