From the Society for Neuroscience press release: People prefer songs with only a moderate amount of uncertainty and unpredictability, according to research recently published in JNeurosci. Scientists have long struggled to… Read more »
From the Massachusetts Institute of Technology press release: People who are accustomed to listening to Western music, which is based on a system of notes organized in octaves, can usually… Read more »
From the Queensland University of Technology press release: Marching, wiggling and tapping a beat aids young children to develop their self-regulation skills and improve school readiness, as shown in newly-published… Read more »
From the University of Southern California press release: The debate can finally be put to rest: Lil Nas X’s record-setting, chart-topping hit “Old Town Road” is indeed country. But it’s… Read more »
From the Elsevier press release: Musical training produces lasting improvements to a cognitive mechanism that helps individuals be more attentive and less likely to be distracted by irrelevant stimuli while… Read more »
From the University at Buffalo press release: Though it’s easy to hear a singer hit a bad note, what’s contributing to that inaccuracy might actually be inaudible. Sub-vocalization, the silent, preparatory… Read more »
From the City College of New York press release: Music has the ability to captivate us; when listeners engage with music, they follow its sounds closely, connecting to what they… Read more »
From the Concordia University press release: It takes King Curtis less than half a minute into “Memphis Soul Stew,” his best-remembered song, to really get a groove going. When it… Read more »
From the Lancaster University press release: The popular view that music enhances creativity has been challenged by researchers who say it has the opposite effect. Psychologists from the University of… Read more »
From the Society for Neuroscience press release: New research published in JNeurosci reports features of the brain in musicians with absolute, or perfect, pitch (AP) that likely enable individuals with this rare… Read more »
