New studies reveal how it can work to create a sense of group identity. Coupled with the effects on endorphins, music seems to make us feel good and connect with others, perhaps particularly when we make music ourselves.īut music is more than just a common pleasure. Music has also been linked to dopamine release, involved in regulating mood and craving behavior, which seems to predict music’s ability to bring us pleasure. This suggested to the researchers that endorphins produced in singing can act to draw large groups together quickly. The researchers found that both choir groups increased their pain threshold levels after singing however, the larger group experienced bigger changes in social closeness after singing than the smaller group. In another study, researchers compared the effects of singing together in a small choir (20-80 people) versus a larger choir (232 people) on measures of closeness and on pain thresholds. In addition, the performance of music resulted in greater positive emotion, suggesting one pathway through which people feel closer to one another when playing music together is through endorphin release. In one study, researchers found that performing music-through singing, drumming, and dancing-all resulted in participants having higher pain thresholds (a proxy measure for increased endorphin release in the brain) in comparison to listening to music alone. Now new research suggests that playing music or singing together may be particularly potent in bringing about social closeness through the release of endorphins. Listening to music and singing together has been shown in several studies to directly impact neuro-chemicals in the brain, many of which play a role in closeness and connection. From the GGSC to your bookshelf: 30 science-backed tools for well-being.
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