The Central Idea of “The Value of Music…” by Rogers

Analyze the article “The Value of Music that Tickles the Brain” by Kara Rogers.

Explain the central idea of the article. Create a list of five key points that help develop the central idea. How is the value we place on the music we’ve never heard before associated with how much it tickles our brains? What is the relationship between the activity in the nucleus accumbens and a person’s enjoyment of a music piece? Do the kinds of music that people purchase reflect individual differences in their expectations of music?