I have looked in to the mood enhancing chemicals released behind listening to music. There has be a study that suggests that chemicals are released in to your system at the peak of enjoyment in a song.
Research in to this has found out that the chemical released is Dopamine similar to the response of food or money. Dopamine is also connected to the feeling of ‘falling in love’.
In this study, levels of dopamine were found to be up to 9% higher when volunteers were listening to music they enjoyed.
Music frisson is “chills” consistently, to the same piece of music, without diminishing on multiple listening or in different environments. The Dopamine is released in the moments of frisson in a song.
A key element of the study was to measure the release of dopamine, when the participants were feeling their highest emotional response to the music.
This is what I would like to express in my paintings the emotions behind music translated in to art.
Source article http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-12135590
