From the Cornell University press release: Are you a night owl? Then you likely prefer relaxing, low-intensity music. Same thing if it’s wintertime. Our music choices are influenced by time of day and season, and…
From the University of Barcelona press release: A new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), reveals a causal link between dopamine and the reward responses in humans when listening to music.…
From the McMaster University press release: A team of researchers from McMaster University has discovered a new technique to examine how musicians intuitively coordinate with one another during a performance, silently predicting how each will…
From the PLOS press release: Many individuals use music in the hope that it fights sleep difficulties, according to a study published November 14 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Tabitha Trahan of the University of…
From the University of California – San Francisco press release: An innovative San Francisco program of community choirs for older adults found that singing in a choir reduced loneliness and increased interest in life, but…
From the University of Montreal press release: Engaging in musical activities such as singing and playing instruments in one-on-one therapy can improve autistic children’s social communication skills, improve their family’s quality of life, as well…
From the Queen Mary University of London press release: Scientists at Queen Mary University of London have developed an app to understand why some rhythms are more difficult to perform than others. They collected and…
From the University of Surrey press release: Collaborative music lessons in schools improve the attitudes of pupils towards their peers with autism, a new study in the journal Autism reports. Led by Anna Cook, PhD student at…
From the Ohio State University press release: Music can transport a spirit from sullen to joyful. It can bring a concertgoer to unexpected tears. But the details of just how that connection between performance and…
From the Columbia University press release: John Coltrane and Jerry Garcia became improvising legends for their ability to mix musical elements on the fly. How the brain accomplishes such feats of creativity under pressure remains…