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04/17/2025

Neuroscience Says Music is an Emotion Regulation Machine

Here’s what to play for happiness, productivity or deep thinking

What kind of headspace do you want to be in today? Focused and productive as you tick through routine to-do list items? Dreamy and creative? Happy and social? Contemplative? Analytical? Whatever mood you’re aiming for, neuroscience says music can help.

Music as “emotion regulation machine”

Neuroscientist Ethan Kross recently explained to The New York Times that he uses his car radio as an "emotion regulation machine" to manage his mood and shift his mindset.

One study of 30,000 people conducted by Daniel Levitin, another neuroscientist and author of the 2006 book This Is Your Brain on Music (Penguin), found listening to music at home made people 11 percent happier and 24 percent less irritable.

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