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5. Reduces Anxiety
It has been shown that music can lower your blood pressure and raise your dopamine levels. A recent study found that, “When pleasurable music is heard, dopamine is released in the striatum—an ancient part of the brain found in other vertebrates as well—which is known to respond to naturally rewarding stimuli like food and sex.” In short, music makes you happy.