We all know the music you listen to affects your mood. Now science has proven that people who frequently listen to sad or aggressive music are more likely to experience higher levels of anxiety and depression than those tuned in to happier songs.

Participants in the study  listened to happy, sad, or fearful sounding music to test their neural activity. The results were compared to signs of mental health that indicated for things like anxiety, neuroticism, and depression.
Professor Elvira Brattico, the senior author of the study, stated that the results "show a link between music-listening styles and mPFC activation, which could mean that certain listening styles have long-term effects on the brain."
Listening to an occasional sad song is ok, but vary your diet. And whatever you do, if you’re depressed already, stay away from a sad song, that’s been dropped to a D minor, like this cover of “Hey Jude.”

D minor, the loneliest key.

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