Scientists show how common chord progressions unlock social bonding in the brain

Scientists show how common chord progressions unlock social bonding in the brain

New research provides evidence that listening to familiar and predictable musical chord progressions while making eye contact with another person increases activity in parts of the brain associated with social interaction. This combination of music and eye contact also tends to make people feel more socially connected to each other. These findings were recently published in The Journal of Neuroscience. The authors conducted this study to investi…