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 understand why activities of little…
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 perceive the similarity between notes…
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 QUT early childhood research. Associate…
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 also a little rock ‘n…
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 performing demanding tasks. According to…
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 muscle movements of the face…
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 hear in an affective and…
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 does, it doesn’t let go.…
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 Central Lancashire, University of Gävle…
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 ability — shared by Mozart,…