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Psyche Loui

Welsh conductor Grant Llewellyn conducts an orchestra in 2007.

There's a reason why great music can give you a 'skin orgasm' — chills down your spine

April 13, 2014
Environment

When was the last time that music moved you, not just emotionally, but physically? Researcher Psyche Loui says music can give you a "skin orgasm." And there may be an evolutionary reason why we get that chill down our spine.

There's a reason why great music can give you a 'skin orgasm' — chills down your spine

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