The relationship between music and the human brain has fascinated neuroscientists for decades. While meditation has long been celebrated for its cognitive benefits, recent neurological research ...

As emotions rise and fall in everyday life, your brain keeps up, constantly adjusting. These transitions between feelings—like joy, sadness, or fear—aren’t just random reactions. They’re part of a ...

Music helps tune up the brain, experts say. While some children get music lessons in school, many people put down their instruments as they age, which is a pity in terms of cognitive acuity, The ...

A growing body of studies show that music lessons in the early years boost the brain beyond childhood, National Geographic reported. Music training benefits us in the long run, as we age, in the form ...

Neuroscientists collect huge amounts of data, ranging from brain activity measurements to behavioral observations. Finding patterns in those data can be difficult even for computers, but for humans it ...

“Music is the medicine of the mind.” That is what American soldier and politician John A. Logan (1826–1886) once said. I kind of agree with it. Being a classically trained mezzosoprano, I know from ...

Brain injury survivor leans on music for treatment: 'You have to put a lot of effort into it' ...

A small group of people experience no pleasure from music despite normal hearing and intact emotions. Brain imaging reveals that their auditory and reward systems fail to properly communicate, leaving ...

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STORRS, Conn. — Music makes us tap our feet and feel emotions without us consciously deciding to do so. But why? According to fascinating research, it’s not just about your brain predicting what comes ...

How do we hear, and how does hearing affect how we play music? These questions are central to the work of Nikolas Alejandro ...