Have you seen the movie Coco? You should – it’s a very moving story. But if you pay attention to the music you’ll notice that the melody to the son “Remember Me” is played in several different ways – each with a very different effect on the psyche. In this episode I examine the psychology of this music. Along the way we’ll see how minor chords and musical repetition affect, of all things, the release of dopamine in the brain.
