title: Music increase altruism through regulating the secretion of steroid hormones and peptides.
abstract: Music is well known for its effect on human behavior especially of their bonding and empathy towards others. Music provokes one's emotion and activates mirror neurons and reward system. It also regulates social hormones such as steroid hormones or peptides, and increases empathy, pro-sociality and altruism. As a result, it improves one's reproductive success.
authors.affiliation: Department of Education, Nara University of Education, Nara, Japan. Electronic address: fukuih@nara-edu.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Hajime
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fukui
authors.affiliation: Department of Education, Nara University of Education, Nara, Japan.
authors.forename: Kumiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Toyoshima
mesh_terms: D000533:Altruism; D005075:Biological Evolution; D004645:Empathy; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D006728:Hormones / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008032:Limbic System / Q000502:physiology; D059167:Mirror Neurons / Q000502:physiology; D009146:Music; D010455:Peptides / Q000378:metabolism*; D012919:Social Behavior; D013256:Steroids / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D006728:Hormones; D010455:Peptides; D013256:Steroids