The facilitator for these physical reactions occurring while music wreaks emotional havoc on us, is the area of the brain called Heschl's gyrus (in the temporal lobe, for those familiar with mapping out their noggin) which – as scientists put it – “lights up like a Christmas tree” when we listen to music. With music's deep connection to the limbic system, people tend to find connections in music through memories. Certain songs have a way of taking you to certain time or a specific place in your life. Because of this, we feel a reminiscent connection to music to go along with the emotions it already arouses in us.