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We like music because our brains crave pattern recognition.
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Plenty of music isn't. But maybe the joy there is that it's not as formulaic?
A joke is just lighting up an unexpected or long unused connection in the brain. ๐คทโโ๏ธ
This seems reasonable to me, a very unqualified source in neurology.
We are doing great work together pushing the bounda of scientific knowledge! ๐
Note: I have no idea how brains work.
Even when it doesn't repeat itself, after repeated listens I find satisfaction just in knowing the weird places that the music goes. A lot of my favorite songs took a few listens to "click".