Pleasurable music affects reinforcement learning according to the listener

Mounting evidence links the enjoyment of music to brain areas implicated in emotion and the dopaminergic reward system. In particular, dopamine release in the ventral striatum seems to play a major role in the rewarding aspect of music listening. Striatal dopamine also influences reinforcement learn...

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Main Authors: Benjamin P Gold, Michael J Frank, Brigitte eBogert, Elvira eBrattico
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2013.00541/full