What happens in the brain of someone with dementia when they hear music that means something to them? Researchers from ...

“Music altered communication between [brain] regions that process sound and regions involved in regulating stress and arousal ...

Sitting through an 8-year-old's shaky rendition of Christian Petzold's "Minuet in G" may be music to a proud parent's ear. To ...

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 ...

Dr. Dan Lloyd is a music geek in the most literal sense of the term. He makes musical scores out of brain scans and plays them in a trippy, electro-computer sort of way. He’s a “neuro-philosopher,” or ...

Ditch the pre-workout. A new study shows 20 minutes of relaxing music restores focus, cuts fatigue, and readies your brain ...

Music therapy can affect brain function and reduce cravings in people undergoing addiction treatment. Participants who ...

Music and addictive drugs both act on the brain’s reward system, and music can bring on a rush of pleasure much like a drug’s. A team of music therapy researchers in England tried turning that overlap ...

80% of people listen to music while working, but music is usually made to grab the listener's attention, leading to distraction. This often leads to reduced productivity. For individuals with ADHD or ...

Working seems especially hard in the summer. As I write this, it’s 73 degrees outside without a single cloud. I catch myself staring out the window for minutes at a time, thinking about reading and ...

Music therapy alters brain activity and calms drug and alcohol cravings by modulating frontal beta and alpha EEG waves.