Scientists have discovered that they can completely shut down pain by targeting an area in our old friend the amygdala. If music activated this area, would it support other long-standing evidence that "music...soothes the savage beast"? https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/05/200518145008.htm The original journal article in Nature may be found here: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41593-020-0632-8

This research should not be surprising, as its conclusion follows directly from some of the research on how memory works discussed in chapter 10. The more curious question is whether the imperfections of human memory are a help or a hindrance for sound designers and composers? https://www.uts.edu.au/research-and-teaching/our-research/centre-neuroscience-regenerative-medicine/news/brains-updating-mechanisms-may-create-false-memories The original journal article may be found here: https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(20)30554-6

There are so many chapters this article could fit under in this book. At the end of the day, it seems to best want to live here, a paean to everything that's important and wonderful about the human need to make music. https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200518-why-singing-can-make-you-feel-better-in-lockdown