It can help is relax, concentrate,

or get pumped for a work out.

And if this song makes you happy,

well, it's because it's affecting your brain chemistry.

So why do we find music so enjoyable?

Researchers from McGill University in Montreal

found that dopamine releases during moments

of enjoyment while listening to music.

It's what gives us the chills.

The same chemical reaction as when you fall in love.

Basically, listening to music is amazing

and your brain loves it.

Music also distracts your brain from registering

the body's fatigue.

It increases endurance while improving

the heart and muscles,

giving music both a psychological and physiological

impact on the body.

Think about that next time you're at the gym

and forget your headphones.

And did you know that playing a musical instrument

can make you smarter?

And more of an annoying neighbor.

Sorry Charlie.

Believe it or not, children with at least three

years of musical training performed better

during testing for nonverbal reasoning,

fine motor skills, auditory discrimination,

and vocabulary than those who did not.

We generally don't realize how a simple song

can affect our brains and bodies.

Nevertheless, music has a measurably significant

effect on human beings, influencing the way we dance,

exercise, and think.

So how has music affected your life?

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