A recent study out of China has uncovered new insights into how listening to classical music can positively influence the brain, offering a potential non-drug approach to treating depression. Published inCell Reports, the research demonstrates that Western classical music can synchronize specific brain areas responsible for processing both sound and emotion, which helps to alleviate depressive symptoms. By using advanced brainwave measurements and neural imaging, the scientists identified that music engages a circuit connecting the auditory cortex and parts of the brain involved in reward and …