Music can make you feel happy, motivated and even euphoric! These feelings and experiences aren’t unsubstantiated either. Research shows that music activates regions of the brain that are thought to be involved in reward, motivation, emotion and arousal. These brain structures are known to be active in response to other euphoria-inducing stimuli, such as food, sex and drugs (Blood & Zatorre, 2001). Further, studies show music enhances intelligence, improves physical performance, increases productivity, improves mood ...