Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging August 2025 PMID 40183950

Pleasurable music activates cerebral µ-opioid receptors: a combined PET-fMRI study.

Vesa Putkinen, Kerttu Seppälä, Harri Harju, Jussi Hirvonen, Henry K Karlsson, Lauri Nummenmaa

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Many discussions highlight the groundbreaking nature of the research, with phrases like 'first time' and 'shows how listening to your favorite songs puts the brain's opioids into work' emphasizing novelty and relevance. The tone varies from enthusiastic to contemplative, reflecting both admiration for the findings and curiosity about their broader implications.

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Most discussions recognize the study as credible and noteworthy, citing its neurochemical findings and confirming the link between music and brain opioid activity.

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#Listening to favorite #Music activates the brain's opioid receptors, linking it to pleasure and potential #PainRelief. This insight could inform music-based interventions for pain and mental health treatment. @uniturku https://t.co/3keXFbro1C https://t.co/MksRMF1Z1c

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“Pleasurable music activates cerebral µ-opioid receptors: a combined PET-fMRI study” by Vesa Putkinen et al. European Journal of Nuclear Medicine https://t.co/8pXBvX3fAW

Apr 16, 2025 · 17 likes · 3 shares · 505,554 followers View post →
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Pleasurable music activates cerebral μ-opioid receptors: A combined PET-fMRI study https://t.co/lbdWciLV9U #bioRxiv

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Lauri Nummenmaa
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What does the music do to your brain's neurochemistry? New study from Emotion Lab @TurkuPETCentre spearheaded by @Vesa_Putkinen shows how listening to your favourite songs puts the brain's opioids into work: https://t.co/dUp3LU9z7a https://t.co/53z0S1lMwj

Apr 7, 2025 · 2 likes · 1 share · 2,906 followers View post →
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A team from Tuku University in Finnland have shown for the first time that music activates similar brain centres as sex does. https://t.co/jgwrgvYhCJ #Music

Apr 23, 2025 · 16,172 followers View post →
Sue Julians
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I strongly believe in the requirement of joy to be in good health. This new study looks at the opioid effect of music. Exercise creates endocannabinoids, now thought to be more important than endorphins in the mood response to exercise. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40183950/

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Investigación concluye que el hecho de escuchar nuestra #música favorita potencia la activación del sistema opioide del cerebro, lo cual ayuda a explicar por qué este tipo de experiencias sirven para aliviar el dolor. ⁦@SpringerNature⁩ #Tecnoestrés https://t.co/yMd5r0GJ0h

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“Pleasurable music activates cerebral µ-opioid receptors: a combined PET-fMRI study” by Vesa Putkinen et al. European Journal of Nuclear Medicine https://t.co/8pXBvX3fAW

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#Listening to favorite #Music activates the brain's opioid receptors, linking it to pleasure and potential #PainRelief. This insight could inform music-based interventions for pain and mental health treatment. @uniturku https://t.co/3keXFbro1C https://t.co/MksRMF1Z1c

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Putkinen, V., Seppälä, K., Harju, H. et al. Pleasurable music activates cerebral µ-opioid receptors: a combined PET-fMRI study. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging (2025). https://t.co/C6cW6yfvho https://t.co/LbhCywUNiq

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RT @LNummenmaa: What does the music do to your brain's neurochemistry? New study from Emotion Lab @TurkuPETCentre spearheaded by @Vesa_Putk…

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Lauri Nummenmaa
@LNummenmaa · X

What does the music do to your brain's neurochemistry? New study from Emotion Lab @TurkuPETCentre spearheaded by @Vesa_Putkinen shows how listening to your favourite songs puts the brain's opioids into work: https://t.co/dUp3LU9z7a https://t.co/53z0S1lMwj

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Pleasurable music activates cerebral μ-opioid receptors: A combined PET-fMRI study https://t.co/Oh6MoOJKRh

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Pleasurable music activates cerebral μ-opioid receptors: A combined PET-fMRI study https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.04.10.588805v1

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