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Music and social bonding: “self-other” merging and neurohormonal mechanisms

Tarr B, Launay J, Dunbar RI. · Frontiers in Psychology · 2014

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“some combination of endorphin release and self-other merging lead to the social bonding effects of music”

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Music and social bonding: “self-other” merging and neurohormonal mechanisms
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“some combination of endorphin release and self-other merging lead to the social bonding effects of music”

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Copyright © 2014 Tarr, Launay and Dunbar. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

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