Why do teenagers like loud music?
Loud music has an element of defiance says Bainbridge, but there is also evidence that listening to loud music causes the release of dopamine in the brain: “The reward-seeking pathway, which basically means enjoyment.” He’s not sure if this continues into adulthood, “but when you’re 15, the emotional part of your brain can react to music without the higher intellectual centres thinking, actually this is a bit naff .
