Making music is a mental workout. The brain must simultaneously co-ordinate sound and vision, as well as fine motor control, ...

The oldest known musical instruments— flutes carved from bones —are over 40,000 years old. And humans were likely making music before that, based on fossils showing our ancestors had the ability to ...

Listening to or playing music later in life could do more than lift your spirits – it might also help keep your mind sharp. A study of more than 10,000 older adults has found that people who regularly ...

The proposed system’s small size makes it a powerful tool to combat stress in daily life using optimized playlists tuned to the user’s current emotional state. Most people are familiar with ‘musical ...

A lot of young adults reported listening to background music while completing different tasks. However, one segment did so more frequently. Everyone has different habits. Some people prefer to have ...

Performances in N.Y.C. The pianist Nicolas Namoradze teamed with neuroscientists for a breakthrough in experiment design. The pianist Nicolas Namoradze wanted to record videos that would visualize how ...

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 ...

Science has proven why we play music at social gatherings and rituals: it connects us and broadens the opportunity to help ...

If you want to keep your brain sharp, pick up a paintbrush!