Music study links dulled emotional reactions in anhedonia with prolonged activity of the brain’s attentional networks

Music study links dulled emotional reactions in anhedonia with prolonged activity of the brain’s attentional networks

Anhedonia-related emotional blunting is linked with abnormally sustained activity in brain areas responsible for attention. Researchers at the Department of Neuroimaging at the IoPPN used music to study the relationship between anhedonia and emotion-related brain activity. Anhedonia is a core symptom of depressive disorders, characterized by an inability to experience pleasure typically associated with pleasant stimuli and life events.

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