More than 300 years ago Poet William Congreve, in The Mourning Bride,(1697) wrote -  “Musick has Charms to sooth a savage Breast, To soften Rocks, or bend a knotted Oak.”    Let’s face it, music has amazing power and has had it for hundreds if not thousands of years.  

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But perhaps in addition to charm, music has the ability to stimulate. Have you ever heard goosebumps referred to as "skin orgasms"?  Not my words but those of psychologist Psyche Loui who says listening to a particularly powerful piece of music can bring pleasure akin to sexual pleasure.

The Elite Daily reports  about Loui's studies in a a piece for the BBC noting that music's ability to trigger a physical response in us is dependent on our expectations.

For example, if a song has rapid key changes, shifts in volume, or out-of-place notes it's more likely to give you goosebumps. Robson details this physical response, writing, "Violated expectations seems to startle (albeit gently) the automatic nervous system...producing the racing heart, the breathlessness, the flush...You see a similar response when people take drugs or have sex, which may explain why we find shiver-inducing songs so addictive.

The bottom line: music truly has the ability to alter and improve our moods, physical states, and even our relationships. (Elite Daily)

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