How Music Unites Us: Brainwave Sync Explained!

Why does listening to music bring us together? In this video, Neuroscientist Dr. Daniel Levitin explains how when we listen to music together, our brain waves synchronize and we experience a bonding exchange of the hormone oxytocin. This experience can be traced back to our prehistoric days, when cavemen would sing together around a campfire to ward off predators or angry neighboring tribes at night, and become bonded to each other!