Music uses the same reward pathways as food, drug and sexual pleasure. Endogenous opioids are critical to experiencing both positive and negative emotions in music. Findings add to the growing body of evidence for the evolutionary biological substrates of music.

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Music uses the same reward pathways as food, drug and sexual pleasure. Endogenous opioids are critical to experiencing both positive and negative emotions in music. Findings add to the growing body of evidence for the evolutionary biological substrates of music.