Drugs and Music

[CloudyFluffy]

Hello,

I know this may sound like a odd question :

When your listing to music and enjoying the feelings, what neurotransmitters,peptides,etc,ETC are being released or what is happening please?.
Well, when drugs combine with music (they really depending; they can really take it up to a new level ...)


Thank You.

 

[XThexXTank]

Im not sure i really understand the chemisty behind it but drugs release dopamine which makes you feel good and listening to music thats appealing to you will help instensify the effect. Its kinda like when you are working out at the gym and you bump techno or something it gets the adrenaline goin so mix that with a flood of dopamine and you get on that level.

 

[Flaga121]

Isn't everything better when you feel good?

 

[LeftAndLeft]

It's dopamine.
I've done mild levels of research on this before. (Music's really effective for me -- feels a like like opiates, but I'm synesthetic, so I get visual patterns/tactile sensations from music as well.)

Two quick sources:

http://news.discovery.com/human/psychology/music-dopamine-happiness-brain-110110.htm
http://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/musical-chills-related-to-brain-dop-11-01-09/