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Music can trigger dopamine during anticipation and peak emotion

AI-generated illustrative cover, created 2026-10-25. Prompt: “Editorial science photograph, 4:5, young adult listening to music through headphones with eyes closed and a subtle emotional response, warm intimate concert-like light, realistic documentary portrait, no text, no logos. Illustrative cover about anticipation and emotion in music.”
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AI illustration of a music-listening participant in a PET scanner.
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AI-generated illustrative cover, created 2026-10-25. Prompt: “Editorial science photograph, 4:5, young adult listening to music through headphones with eyes closed and a subtle emotional response, warm intimate concert-like light, realistic documentary portrait, no text, no logos. Illustrative cover about anticipation and emotion in music.”

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In a study of listeners who experienced strong emotions from music, researchers detected dopamine release in the brain during anticipation and at peak emotional arousal. This does not mean everyone gets chills or that the release always occurs a fixed number of seconds before a favorite moment.