Music and the emotions

Complete the summary. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from the text in each gap.

The Montreal Study

Participants, who were recruited for the study through advertisements, had their brain activity monitored while listening to their favourite music. It was noted that the music stimulated the brain’s neurons to release a substance called 1. in two of the parts of the brain which are associated with feeling 2. .

Researchers also observed that the neurons in the area of the brain called the 3. were particularly active just before the participants’ favourite moments in the music – the period known as the 4. . Activity in this part of the brain is associated with the expectation of ‘reward’ stimuli such as 5. .

Complete each sentence with the correct ending.

 
11. The Montreal researchers discovered that

12. Many studies have demonstrated that

13. Meyer’s analysis of Beethoven’s music shows that

14. Earlier theories of music suggested that