Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Music's power to affect our emotions is one of its most essential qualities, but also one of its most beguiling mysteries. Just ...

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Editor’s Note: This article previously appeared in a different format as part of The Atlantic’s Notes section, retired in 2021. Begbie sleeps, passed out from drinking the night before, hugging the ...

Music’s power to affect our emotions is one of its most essential qualities, but also one of its most beguiling mysteries. Just how do melodies lift (or lower) our mood? and why is it that certain ...