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Why do we listen to music when we fall in love? 🥰 💕

At some point, we've all identified with a romantic song that describes exactly how we feel about that special someone. "Ahhh, how beautiful love is!" According to NeuroClass, music and love are like a dynamic duo that ignites your brain with chemical fireworks. When you're in love, your body releases dopamine, the happiness hormone, and according to a McGill University study, music amplifies that feeling by stimulating the same areas of the brain as the nucleus accumbens. Romantic English ballads like those by Ed Sheeran, John Legend, and Adele, as well as Spanish songs by Luis Miguel, Sin Bandera, and Ricky Martin, create the perfect soundtrack because they reflect your emotions, from butterflies in your stomach to dreamy sighs. So, when you put on Can't Help Falling in Love performed by Elvis Presley, you don't just listen; you relive every glance and every heartbeat.

Love is in the air 💖
Love is in the air 💖

But there's more: music also helps you process love and express it without words. NeuroClass explains that melodies activate the amygdala, the emotional center, making you feel more intensely. That's why a beautiful intro or a Disney-style chorus makes you yearn for your crush. A study by Zatorre and colleagues (2017) says that romantic music synchronizes your brain waves with those of your partner if you listen to it together, creating a kind of mental dance between the two of you. Remember that first song you shared on WhatsApp or on your first date that made you nervous? It's no coincidence: it's your brain saying "I love you" with the band of your neurons playing a ballad with extended chords. In short, we listen to music when we fall in love because it's the secret language of the heart.


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