It’s proof that music has a real, positive effect on the brain. Some songs could actually make you happier, says Dr Jacob Jolij, a researcher in cognitive neuroscience. He has come up with a formula that judges the capacity of a song to make you feel good. The songs that he studied were evaulated according to various criterea: the tempo (a minimum of 150 beats per minute), the positivity of the words, and whether the song is in a major or a minor key. Following this study, the doctor then established a list of the ten songs that make us happiest. Despite the fact that the list includes exclusively anglophone titles that are admittedly a little dated, there is no denying that Dr Jolij has found some true, feel-good anthems…
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