Summary:
- Researchers have discovered a rare brain condition called "specific musical anhedonia" where some people are unable to experience pleasure from music.
- This condition is caused by a disconnect between the auditory cortex, which processes music, and the reward system in the brain that normally generates feelings of enjoyment from music.
- People with this condition can still perceive and understand music, but they do not experience the emotional and pleasurable response that most people get from listening to music.