• Question: Why do people feel different emotions when listening to music? Is it something to do with the brain?

    Asked by emmajennings1d to Steve on 17 Mar 2011.
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      Stephen Moss answered on 17 Mar 2011:

      Hi Emma
      You’re absolutely right that different types of music can make us feel different emotions. I have no idea how this works in the brain – why one combination of musical notes would give a different response to another. That’s really interesting.

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