Scientists are gradually understanding more about how and when music therapy works. One of the known uses of music in therapy is for Alzheimer’s and dementia therapy, where listening to music can help ...

Experienced musicians tend to possess an advantage in short-term memory for musical patterns and a small advantage for visual ...

The soundtrack of this story begins with a vaguely recognizable and pleasant groove. But if I stop writing and just listen for a second, the music reveals itself completely. In Freddie Hubbard's ...

A new study that suggests listening to or playing music could slash the risk of dementia might have you singing a new tune. Adults over 70 who regularly listen to music were nearly 40% less likely to ...

Music that evokes an emotional response may influence the specificity of memory recall, new research suggests. Investigators found that participants who were shown a series of images of everyday items ...

Share on Pinterest According to recent research, playing an instrument may help protect your brain health as you age. Image credit: VICTOR TORRES/Stocksy. Playing an instrument throughout your life ...

For long-term brain health, older adults might want to carefully consider how they spend their downtime, according to a new study. Researchers from the University of South Australia assessed the ...

New research by UCLA neuroscientists shows that listening to music after an experience or activity can make it more memorable if you have just the right amount of emotional response while listening to ...

Some people simply don’t derive pleasure from listening to music. There is nothing wrong with their hearing, and they enjoy plenty of other experiences, but for some strange reason music does ...

Libby Damjanovic receives funding from Lund University, Thora Ohlsson stiftelsen. Around one in five American adults manage to squeeze in watching a movie on a daily basis. It’s a great way to escape ...

Why is it easier to recall lyrics to a song than to memorize a poem? What is the power of emotional connections to some songs we remember years later? How does awareness of making progress in a ...